We have three little trees …
By Rhiannonw
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We have a little yew tree –
dropped by a bird? – it grew:
we moved it to a safer spot,
and told the girls that yew
has leaves and berries poisonous
– the're for the birds, but not for us.
We have a scraggy hazel tree
and some years we had got
so many nuts, though one year none,
suddenly they all were gone!
– we think a squirrel took the lot .
But now it’s aged, we have a low
gifted seedling we hope will grow
fruitful,
but this year neither have nuts on show.
We have a little fig tree
brought when the parents came
here to live. It spread too fast
became too vast
and was chopped down
but grew and thrived again,
surrounding plants no longer stressed.
Among the hand-like shiny green
leaves, a few small pear-like figs
can now be seen.
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Thank you for sharing your
Thank you for sharing your poem about your garden trees Rhiannon. I hope you have more luck with the nuts on your Hazel tree in the future, squirrels deifinitely love them, I'm still continuing to sweep the empty shells off the path.
Our neighbour has a fig tree, they're certainly hardy trees, which is why yours probably grew back. But it sounds like the Yew tree is doing well. I hope you have continued success with all your trees.
Jenny.
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Great IP response Rhiannon. I
Great IP response Rhiannon. I have a fig tree and it is ENORMOUS, but I can't bring myself to cut too much because it's so beautiful - leaves and fruit
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"... and was chopped down
"... and was chopped down
but grew and thrived again.."
I hope that's an allegory for the Sycamore Gap tree that was felled.
A lovely poem, so well done, Rhiannon. Paul
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i believe that trees, like us
i believe that trees, like us, decline with age. Several of my fruit trees are determined to survive but a Victoria plum tree, that for many years produced succulent fruit galore, has given up the ghost and the damson tree seems to be struggling, a 'dason in distress' so to speak. The cherries are OK but the birds are quicker than me.
Luigi x
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Enjoyed this, Rhiannon. I've
Enjoyed this, Rhiannon. I've managed to keep two flower boxes alive this summer, which is a personal achievement in my world.
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I'll remember that saying and
I'll remember that saying and use it myself!
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Enjoyed your tree stories too
Enjoyed your tree stories too :0) Our neighbour is growing hazels, but has not had nuts so far, and his fig tree has had only one small fig, so might be too North here, I don't know - he is a very good gardener! My Mum sent me what she thought was a bay tree seedling, from her garden, but the leaves are rubbery and shiny, and the flowers are white, and it has grown so huge in our very shady garden that I am sure it is a laurel, though she doesn't believe me :0)
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You are not ignorant about
You are not ignorant about anything, ever, I think!
The important thing, about whatever it is, is that bees like the flowers and it is growing in a very dark bit where nothing else wanted to!
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