Have you ever planted a tree :) ?

Question

Could you, please, tell me your story and how did you feel?

Thank you for sharing and have a wonderful weekend! :)

What tree?

Answer 1

Well, I don't really have a big story to tell, Moon, but I've certainly planted more than one tree in my life. Of course, I had help from my husband in doing this, but still felt that I contributed to the planting by helping as much as I could. :)

I love trees, and love even more, having them all around me. Therefore, we've always been big on planting trees in our yard over the years. At the last home we lived in, just over a year ago, I helped plant, redbud and whitebud trees (beautiful in spring), corkscrew willow and weeping willow trees, walnut trees, black locust (beautifully fragrant in summer), poplar, and lst but not least, weeping cherry and weeping peach (wonderfully ornamental in the springtime).

It's such a joy to see them thrive, and become bigger and more beautiful over time!! It takes much work, in getting the dirt ready to plant them and in keeping them watered adequately after they are planted, but ultimately it's very much worth the effort. There's just nothing like sitting in your own yard, and enjoying the beautiful fruits of your labor. :)

Answer 2

Yes, I have planted quite a few trees over the years. One of the most rewarding tree planting experiences I have had, however, occurred this spring. Last fall my 6 year old grandson and his brother collected some chestnuts that had fallen off a neighbor's tree onto the alleyway behind my house. We put them in a basket and used them for fall decorations on the front porch. They slowly started disappearing and we soon discovered the squirrels were taking them. As he and I worked in the yard this spring, we discovered several small trees sprouting in the flower beds. He wanted to take one home, so we dug it up. There, hanging on the roots, was a chestnut. The squirrels had buried a chestnut he had earlier collected. We carefully potted it, he gave it lots of TLC, and it is now cheerfully growing in his own yard at home. What a wonderful gardening experience for a 6 year old to be able to observe the whole cycle, and now to watch his tree continue to grow each year.

Answer 3

When I was in 6th grade my class went to camp Woskowitz for a week, one day we went on a hike and along the way we each got to plant a tree (they were evergreens) up on one side of this mountain, it was all bare, I think from being logged and we were "re-seeding" is what they called it, It made me feel special to help bring that part of the mountain back to life again. Thank you , I havn't thought of that for years, I am 52 now,and can imagine how big that tree has grown by now.

Answer 4

Yes. In 1955 when I was a but a kid whipper-snapper, I found a maple tree growing in our rock garden. Its root was horizontal because of all those rocks.

I pulled it up and dug a shallow trench in the front yard, laid the root in there, covered up the root, and then watered it every day.

That was in 1955. A few years ago I was in West Virginia again, and decided to check out the old homestead. That maple tree had grown to be at least 50 feet tall; it shaded the whole house! That was a great feeling that _I_ had transplanted that little tree!

Answer 5

Since I love trees, and especially specimen trees, I have planted many. The really big trees were alot of work. I planted a weeping Mulberry tree and it had such a big root ball I just dropped it off the side of the mound and added dirt to it till it was part of the mound. I worried that the tree wasn't going to do well because it had a large cut in it that I hadn't seen till after I bought it, but after a couple of years it has really taken off and I love that tree. I've planted trees in half barrels and added other plants to compliment them. Also, have planted many trees in my yard and in other peoples yards. As I said, I love trees.

Answer 6

I planted a Monterrey Oak on the East side of my house eleven years ago; and since then its grown as high as the house and its full and leafy. I feel like Ive helped increase my property value!

Answer 7

Many times around Christmas we will buy a live tree, cedar, blue spruce, Douglas fir, etc. We just find one that not look real good and is cheap to buy. Then we do a Charlie Brown Tree and after Christmas we take and plant it somewhere; Parks, Along the road etc. Drive by and see them over the years as they grow.
I should add. When you keep a live tree in the house it needs watered often and I make a spray bottle of water and we mist it down regular.

Answer 8

i had an apple one day and when i finnished eating it i planted the seeds in a small container in my greenhouse at school. i didnt think anything would grow out of it, but believe it or not, 3 of the 5 seeds sprouted. i thought that maybe they were just another plant, but after severall months of care they were definatley liitle baby trees! I planted two in my yard at home after one year and a half. it was pretty exciting to see the dead come to life again.

Answer 9

peach tree, myer lemon tangello, crepe myrtle. apricot tree it made me feel good like i was growing something special and over the years i watched them grow and grew with them its really wonderful try it

Answer 10

I Never Planted One