Posted on 09/25/2009 2:41:19 PM PDT by Daffynition
DENVER -- The "Tree Fairy" camouflages himself in foliage and said he is guided by the light of the moon.
"My mother wants me to quit. My sister seems to want me to quit. They think I am a little crazy and are worried I might go to jail," said the Tree Fairy.
The Tree Fairy wants to remain anonymous on his unique mission of goodwill. An elfish angel of sorts, the Tree Fairy finds joy in planting trees in the yards of unsuspecting neighbors.
"I like nature. I wanted to live around nature. I really wanted to live in a forest so I was either going to live in a forest or I was going to bring the forest to me," said the Tree Fairy.
The Tree Fairy said he has been planting trees in neighbors' yards for the past two years. It's a compulsion which started rather simply, he said.
"I found a bunch of trees on sale that I absolutely could not resist. There were some pine trees, oak trees, maple trees, cherry blossom trees and aspen trees," said the Tree Fairy.
He said one night he just decided to plant them.
The Tree Fairy took 7NEWS along for the ride and showed us how he does it.
It was a lot of work but took him about 30 minutes. He is careful to bring a tarp to dispose of the soil he digs up. He then plants the tree and fills the hole back up, watering it before he goes.
The Tree Fairy then leaves a note telling his neighbors where the trees came from and asks them to take care of it.
He said, so far, he has planted 41 trees and 28 remain.
"Unfortunately, not everyone wants a tree," said the Tree Fairy.
He said it doesn't discourage him because he draws joy when he sees his neighbors watering their trees and even decorating them for Christmas.
The Tree Fairy is violating the law by destroying his neighbors' property, but police told 7NEWS they haven't received any complaints.
The Tree Fairy has set up a Twitter page for people to follow him: www.twitter.com/thetreefairy.
Maybe he should just go door to door and ask people if they would like him to plant a tree in their yard.
It would be a nice gesture and trees are great.
Tinkle Fairy
That’s my thought. Johnny Appleseed comes digging in my yard in the middle of the night, he’s going to become Johnny Aeration.
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Can an HOA sue him if he encroaches in their territory?
Honestly I would have respect for him if he would plant trees on public land and continue existing lines of trees or replace dead trees with new ones.
When my boys were teenagers and so were most of the kids on our block young males, they like to plant pot in some neighbors garden or shrubs..by the time I found the ones planted in my shrubs they were over a foot tall......
Get his name so they can sue him for the cost of cleaning the < censored > roots out of their septic system.
LOL That is one pathetic pot plant, the ones in my shrubs looked better than that......must have been better seeds....:O)
Bring me a Magnolia Tree, Mr Tree Fairy!
Well now, that would cause the old Cajun to do significant reassessment on his previous assessment of the situation and its' resolution ;^)
HAHAHA! ;-D
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