5C's Que Pasa

We moved here almost 8 years ago and did not want to wait a lifetime for trees to grow.  Because of the huge fire in Kelowna in 2003 there were no mature trees left to be purchased locally so we headed to Vancouver.  We purchased a Dogwood, a Tri – Color Beech and a Persian Parrotia.  We had to book a semi to transport them here and then hire a crane to lift them into our yard.  They were large trees.  Unfortunately after all the coordination to make this happen, tree planting day turned out to be 42C  (June 15, 2004).  The heat caused the the largest, the beech to die, despite our showering it from a ladder to keep it cool.  We waited till early May of 2005 to replace the beech.  The largest tree  that we could find, that we liked, was a Fagus Purple Fountain Beech.  The nursery replaced the first tree at no charge.  That saved us $1000.00 but we still had to hire a semi and a crane for the second time!!

I told you it was big! What I find sad is that every tree you see in the background (other than the cedar hedge) has since been cut down.

This was an event, we had neighbours from blocks around.

The hole was already there from the first tree that had died.

Perfect!

Planted! My garden was sparse in those days.

I love this tree in the spring. Each bud holds so much in it.

The bud opens to several other buds which in turn open again so many leaves come out of the same bud.

I call it a miracle.

Each set of buds and leaves create this cascading fountain.

Here she is, our lovely tree, planted six years ago, how she has filled out. We call her our four thousand dollar tree and she is worth every penny!

This photo was taken this morning.  Yes that is blue sky you see.  We awoke to 1C and frost but today is another day, a glorious day.

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