Have you ever planted a tree?

I have planted many trees. The first significant tree I planted was at girls camp in 2016. On the second to last day of camp we always do a service project. That year our service project was to plant trees in one of the campgrounds that was very sunny. It has been fun to go back to camp Lehi over the years and see those small trees that have grown. They’re still small now but I can’t wait to see them years down the road.

The other tree that I am think about right now I am much more excited about.  I planted an apricot tree in our backyard. Every year, our neighbor who lived kitty korner to us on Jefferson Drive would bring us a BUNCH of apricots. Last year they told us they were moving and asked us if we wanted that apricot tree. I knew they were renting their house, but I thought that was a strange question. How were we supposed to uproot a tree in their yard and bring it to our yard?  And further more, should they give a tree to someone else before they moved? I thought the apricot tree went with the rental property! It turns out the apricot tree was in a pot that they bought it from Costco 15 years ago. Daniel and Sam tried to pick up the pot and carry it home, but it seemed stuck to the ground. After getting a shovel and digging around the roots, it appeared to have grown through the pot and the main root ball was in the ground. If we had known how hard it was going to be to get the tree from the pot in the ground, we probably wouldn’t have done it. But I am happy we did! Now we have a beautiful apricot tree in our backyard with a fun history.

As a side note, I asked my girls this question and they all shared the same apricot tree story. But first, Olivia remembered the girls camp story. So fun that our memories were the same!