A tale of your own?

[Headfry]

Just put a little post in about my walnut tree (veg growing section)
Got me thinking though-
Do you have a tale, little story, history of a tree or any kind of plant that you have? an example -
My Walnut tree was from a nut that Brother grew and it came from the tree (still there) that my Father picked the nuts from. This is the first time my little nut tree has a crop, soon I shall knocking down the nuts! my tree started in Essex and now lives in Oxfordshire! He seems a happy nut tree in his new county much more rain here than in Essex.
Thought it might be a nice topic for a Friday

[scarey55]

What a lovely idea Headfry.

When we moved to France, the removal men were reluctant to take plants.

So, along with me, 2 dogs, 1 cat, my dad and our luggage came 2 pots containing 3 strawberry plants each. The were pretty much ignored for the first year but they were eventually planted and this year I now have 2 big beds of strawberries and I have to give the plants away because I have so many. I have a freezer full of strawberries, and strawberry sorbet, jars and jars of jam, strawberry wine and strawberries "pickling" in the rumpot.

Not bad from 6 plants eh?

[Headfry]

Thats lovely scarey55. I love 'plant tales'
I also have a Peonie that was my Great Grandmothers.... a chunk of which grew by the front door at mums (she still has some) us kiddies used the petals once to 'paint' the house walls with!!! were we ever in trouble that day- scarlet house walls
I have a chunk of the same plant growing near my back door!

These 'history' plants are always my most loved plants regardless of how well they grow or crop, they always get the best treatment, and I even talk to these guys they are family- part of my life really!

[Flummery]

I have a cutting (well a blooming big plant now!) from a Hebe called Sapphire - and it is - a wonderful blue colour. It came from a plant my mum and dad had at their old house. Dad died 8 years ago so I feel it's a bit of him in my garden.

[di]

When we were trying to concieve our first it took a lot longer than we'd hoped.
Getting desperate I picked up an acorn,told it & whoever else was listening my wish & planted it.A couple of months later & a little shoot was poking out of the pot & I discovered I was pregnant with Daisy.
By the time she was born it was a little mini oak tree!
I hate to admit that in Ash's first year it got a little neglected & died...I spent months convinced it was a bad sign,but then had it pointed out to me that I was looking after Daisy an awful lot better than her tree!

[Pumpkin Becki]

My story is of a cherry tree.

My father used to be Chairman of the Parish Council when I was about four or five, and whilst he was serving, it was decided that the church needed a walkway of trees along the path leading up to the gate. Ornamental flowering cherries were chosen, and various local groups were asked if they would like to plant one of the trees at a special ceremony.

Dad, as Chairman of the PC was also invited to plant one, and he wanted my mother, my brother (5 years my senior) and me to help him. We have a lovely family photo of us all standing next to the big hole, looking very smart, me in my orange tartan poncho (it was the 70's). What the photo doesn't capture, was the moment (seconds later) that my darling brother decided to push me down the hole!! I had to be pulled out by my father wearing his best coat, and we both came out looking like I don't know what - just in time for the official ceremony and photographs to take place!!

Those cherry trees are still there outside the village church - mine is third from the gate on the right as you look at the church.

[bluemoon]

Grandad had a habit of planting trees for notable occasions, VE day, etc. The tree he planted for the coronation (an Ash) was badly damaged in a storm and had to be cut down, but the following year one of its offspring grew beside it to take it's place and it was appropriate as it was the year of the Queen's silver jubilee. 24 years later that tree also had to be removed as its roots were damaging the house, but yes the following year (the golden jubilee) the grandchild of the original tree sprung up. This latest is already quite a size, but it will probably only last until the next royal event.

[Glutton4...]

Many years ago, my Dad received a Christmas card from a work contact, the card had with it a small test tube containing a tiny pine tree. There were also instructions on how to care for the tree. Unknown to me, my Dad followed these instructions until it was big enough to plant out.

This is a picture I just took this evening - it now stands around 18 feet high!

[kevnsue]

Back in 1974 when i was 13 i set some conkers in my dads greenhouse,they grew and i planted them in a mates garden,out of 4 that were set only one survived and i now walk past it when i take the dog a walk,it's about 25 foot tall now.

[shirlthegirl43]

We have a James Greive apple tree. It is planted in a 5 gallon plastic drum but one day I hope to feel settled enough to plant it in the ground.

Madmax bought it for me in 1992/3 when we lived in Holland. It was planted in our garden there and when the neighbour's fence blew down it got broken. We dug it up and brought it home with us when we left Holland and it has never grown over 3 foot tall but does sometimes have some apples. Its best crop was about 10 years ago when it had 5 huge apples which my mum's goats ate