At 08:50 PM 8/27/2003 -0700, sam crowell wrote:
What is it about the Horse Chestnut and daughters? Mine was planted (Horse
Chestnut that is :-)) the day my daughter was born.

Not just daughters either. I collected a horse chestnut the weekend before
our first son, Kenneth was born. It was just barely sprouting when I found
it. If my son ever develops an interest in bonsai, I think it will be neat
for him to have a tree that matches his age.
My story is an oak (quercus lobata) that I planted from an acorn when my
son was born. I was trying to do bonsai by braille. I lost quite a few
seedlings and finally his father took one from me and plated it in the
yard. It is now about 20" in diameter and 15' to 20' tall.

Kitsune Miko

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