《徐霞客游记·滇游日记二十七》
此时花也已凋谢，只留下几朵在树梢上，但高不可折，我仅折下树上的空枝就走了。
时花亦已谢，止存数朵在树杪即树梢，而高不可折，余仅折其空枝以行。
The flowers had already wilted by this time, and only a few remained on the topmost branches but they were too high to reach, so I simply broke off a bare branch from the tree and left.