Tag: deciduous trees
Future Philadelphia: where “Plants are People, Too!”
On a sunny July morning some time in the future, a group of high-spirited citizens are arguing with city officials in the gardens of Philadelphia’s Independence Hall. The subject of the argument is a tree; a chestnut marked with a big red painted circle, occupying […]
Finding roots in my childhood «chêne»
From the day I was born to my 28th birthday, I lived in a house in a tiny French village. My family never owned the house. We absolutely loved it, as we had all of our fondest memories there. In the big, green backyard, there […]
Sugar Maple
When I was born, almost 55 years ago, my father planted a tree—a sugar maple—for me. He planted it probably 10 feet from the driveway, down a small hill. The hill made the branches visible from the kitchen window, a frame for watching it over […]
