There is a beautiful Elm tree in our city that made the news yesterday. There is speculation that this tree, planted in the early 1900's, is the only one of it's kind in the country, perhaps the world. What makes this tree so special? It grows horizontally! Now, while you are wondering how that works let me explain why I find this tree an inspiration.
Because the branches of this Elm grow out, you can imagine the tree is very wide. It is accepted that if this tree were growing in the wild the weight of the extra long branches would have long ago shattered the trunk of the tree. As a response to the work of gravity, gardeners have propped each branch with a specially designed platform that allows the branch to rest it's weight, relieving the trunk of the tree. Some branches have several platforms due to their enormous length. What I love about this picture is simple. This beautiful tree is just another way of our world telling us- sometimes we all need a little support!
ksl.com - Utah County working to protect one-of-a-kind tree
1 comment:
Loved your discription of the tree and the morale of the story :)
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