I’ve been accused of being a tree-hugger–time and time again. Maybe that’s why I’m so exited by today’s addition to our home. I admit, I hug redwoods, my favorite tree, every chance I get. Redwoods are majestic and beautiful, and they feed my love of symbolism. That’s because redwoods have shallow roots. They survive and thrive by growing close together and entwining their roots with each other. That allows them to grow tall and strong. Therein lies the lesson for human beings.
But the spot I have is for a single tree. So I planted a Northern Catalpa. It doesn’t look like much right now:
. .But with TLC and water, it will look like this:
I’ve been feeling tree-deprived for a long time. Several years ago our next-door-neighbor got our beautiful street tree condemned and removed, and about five years ago our gorgeous ash in our back yard became diseased and had to go before its 45′ (or so) beauty crashed onto our house. That left us with no trees. Now that has changed. I’m happy again.