Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: A 2002 Arbor Day "stick", one of the ten free trees., 1 by shortleaf

shortleaf wrote:
I took these photos today of a Redbud tree that was one of my ten free trees from Arbor Day in 02'.
For the first time, it flowered real well this Spring. I planted it at my Mom's house then, and has it grown! I would guess-timate it is 4" at the trunk and 18 feet high. 18 feet sounds like a lot but it has this one skinny limb that has shot way up. That limb might be dead, it doesn't have any flowers on it, but I'll wait to see when leaves come on. If that limb gets pruned, the tree would probably be around 12 feet tall.

There is only one other survivor, a Crabapple tree that is planted at my Aunt and Uncle's house.
I haven't yet inquired about it, to see if it has flowered this year, but I doubt if it did.

I am also guessing that this Redbud tree is a grand total of 5 years old. It may have been a year old when they sent it, it was indeed a "stick" then.

I totally agree that the ten free trees are small, there is no doubt at all about that, they DO grow though. I guess I am saying if one is willing to wait a few years, are they ever rewarded.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v243/w4i0a/OneOfArborDays1...

Will


This message was edited Apr 9, 2006 9:46 PM