My daughter, Tiffany just posted a couple of photos on her Flickr page of the Weeping Cherry tree Art and I planted while we were babysitting KC for a week in May of last year in Illnois.On the second day after we arrived in Illinois a ferocious gust of wind blew our giant chestnut tree down. Incredibly, it did not fall on our old house or the neighbor's.
While Tif and Ed went on a cruise, we decided to plant a Weeping Cherry tree where the Horse Chestnut once stood. Our good friends recommended the Japanese Weeping Cherry for its dramatic blooms and graceful shape. Tif and Ed said they had no preferences on what kind of tree we could plant.
KC had fun helping Grandpa plant the tree. Although, Tif calls it Mom's tree, it really is truly Art's tree. He is the supreme lover of trees. People are often surprised to hear that on the not very big property, Art had a Locust, Swamp Oak, Golden Delicious Apple, Sour Cherry, Japanese Maple, Purple Ash and now a Weeping Cherry tree.
What a surprise to already see the amazing display of gorgeous blossoms on the one year old cherry tree! We'll now be able to see little KC and the cherry tree grow more beautiful with each year.Our home here in Hawaii has a lot of concrete. It is a major frustration for Art that he can't plant more trees. He did still manage to plant a lemon and papaya, but there's no room for a mango or avocado or what have you. Everytime I see him walking around outside, I can see the wheels in his brain clacking away. He hasn't given up yet. Nope, not by a long shot.
Happy Cinco de Mayo (Mexico) and Children's Day (Japan), everybody!
We have had a number of trees cut down professionaly: 2 areca palms, 1 Singapore plumeria, and 2 unidentifiable trees.
ReplyDeleteWe now have 1 very large palm tree in the front and 3 palms in pots near the patio. The reason they are still alive is that they do not make a lot of rubbish!
Happy Children's Day!
ReplyDeleteKC looks so cute the way she is standing in these pictures.
A beautiful tree too.
It's a beautiful cherry tree and how lovely it will be to see KC and the tree growing up together.
ReplyDeleteWow has that cherry tree grown and I love the beautiful blossoms! KC looks so cute posing next to it!!
ReplyDeleteoh the cherry tree looks beautiful and so does KC!
ReplyDeleteI love the thought of watching the cherry tree and KC grow up together....they will both be beauties.
ReplyDeleteI agree with everyone: both of them are so cute and delightful! The cherry tree's blossoms are really nice and it looks like KC is enjoying getting to know the new tree...
ReplyDeleteArt could plant his things in pots...
ReplyDeleteHow lovely it it is!!!!! And KC is a doll!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful pair. That is definitely her tree. Poor Art,how frustrating for a tree man to be plagued with concrete. Maybe someone would loan him a yard to play in??
ReplyDeletejust realized, that I never did plant a single tree ever.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful tree! And a lovely little girl.
ReplyDeleteMy Dad always planted a tree in every yard that various family members would move to. Then, for the grandsons or great-grandsons with him, it was a secret ritual that they would "water" the tree after planting it. My Dad was a goofus, but every grandchild adored him, his gardening, and his ever-present white terrycloth hat to protect his bald head. DrumMajor
time for art to plant some trees in pots...or on the roof?
ReplyDeleteKC looks lovely :)Happy Children's Day !
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It will indeed be fun to watch them grow up together! Such a delightful picture of them both! Have a beautiful day! Enjoy!
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I just love cherry blossoms!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely place and lovely granddaughter.
ReplyDeleteArt would love our yard, although he might be a little put off by our messy gardening habits. We have a huge avocado, a huge breadfruit, a surinam cherry, a lime, a pomelo, a starfruit, many many bananas, all of which we have planted. As well there are the tangerine, Kona orange, African chestnut, guavas, and other stuff that was already here when we moved in.
Our neighbors belong to the stark no trees and lots of Roundup school of tropical gardening. Well, it helps keep the coquis down, I guess.
Being from Hamakua, Art is familiar with the way things grow here, and we struggle with the constant yard work. But we are happy with it, even though it keeps us busy and is never "just so."
Your granddaughter is as much lovely and vivid as the pink cherry blossoms.(*´∇｀*) Thank you for sharing wonderful scene. Have Happy Children's Day !
ReplyDeleteWe have a Japanese Weeping Cherry tree in our front yard here. It doesn't look as vibrant or as healthy as yours. I need to get some fertilizer and give it a good dose. Amoeba thinks, since we live in a rental, that it wasn't well cared for after it was first planted.
ReplyDeleteIs it cll weeping because the branches drop down? I just my frind why her cherry tree is like that. I have a flowering cherry it. It looks like a normal tree, but no cherries.
ReplyDeleteYou will have to start a photo book to be added to each year, with KC and her tree.
ReplyDeleteWe have planted and lost or had to remove quite a few trees in the 32 years we have lived here, but we do love trees, and still have plenty.
Ann: Yes, that drooping shape as though the branches are bowed over and crying is why it's called Weeping Cherry.
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