When my now 37 year old daughter was just a little thing, she came home from school on Arbor Day with a very tiny tree but and said to my husband, "Daddy, can we plant this tree in the yard?" The reply was, "Oh honey, we can plant it but I'm not sure it will grow." Boy did it grow in over 30 years. The trouble is, it is not the best tree for the yard. The limbs are brittle and the needles turn brown and drop off. So, I love the idea but those giving out trees and the fact she planted it but I wish we had known and not planted that one...at least not in our back yard. :)
When my now 37 year old daughter was just a little thing, she came home from school on Arbor Day with a very tiny tree but and said to my husband, "Daddy, can we plant this tree in the yard?" The reply was, "Oh honey, we can plant it but I'm not sure it will grow." Boy did it grow in over 30 years. The trouble is, it is not the best tree for the yard. The limbs are brittle and the needles turn brown and drop off. So, I love the idea but those giving out trees and the fact she planted it but I wish we had known and not planted that one...at least not in our back yard. :)