Anyone planted a tree in honour of there kids?

[Rich Rule]

Nice. When my oldest was born, he's 6 now. His grandfather in Norway went into the woods and found a fine specimen of a silver birch and planted it on the drive of his summer house.

 

Haakon now has a little brother and 2 cousins. So there are 4 silver birch now planted in a line. Kinda nice that they are all different heights and descending in age as are his grand kids.

[Gray git]

Didn't plant any for the children but gave every guest at our wedding a oak tree to plant near where they live allover the country.

[forestgough]

The welsh assembly government plants a tree for every child born in Wales and sends a letter explaining its location.How good is that?

[Rich Rule]

The welsh assembly government plants a tree for every child born in Wales and sends a letter explaining its location.How good is that?

 

Is that true mate. My youngest was born in Wrexham. Has he got a welsh tree?

[skyhuck]

Is that true mate. My youngest was born in Wrexham. Has he got a welsh tree?

 

Are you going to fell it so no one finds out he's Welsh??

[Grass hopper]

Yep I planted 2 birch when my twins came along 4 years ago , and a big beech fell the same week a friend of mine got a bit and turned me a bowl for them , and I've taken them up to see there trees and take photos , I still plant apple trees ever year on the site where I work and tell no one , there for my little one's and there's.

[russbushpig]

I planted a plane (platinus hispanica) when my lad was born. Unfortunately things got nasty and she buggered off with him, not seen him for four years, he'll be 5 on Halloween.

The tree is doing great...

[Mull]

I'm not religious so didn't bother getting our child christened, I was good mates with the vicar at the time (he enjoyed the pub) so rather than a full christening we had a tree planting in the grave yard and a blessing.

 

This is Rowan today and her tree

 

Good idea that gand!

A lot of people christen their kids these days and are in no way religious or have any intention of bringing up their child in Christianity. Seems a bit hypocritical to me.

Planting a tree seems a great way to mark the birth.👍

[gand]

Great responses so far. The mrs loves the one of handing out oak saplings as wedding favours, she then said she'd do it if anyone ever asks her (might have to get round to that). As for the religion side of it I can't be arsed, most people seem to do it to get into schools, but I don't think that matters anymore

 

 

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