Avril and Christopher Rowlands planted the Christmas tree in 1979
Avril Rowlands with the Christmas tree in 1989
Avril and Christopher Rowlands from Inkberrow, Worcestershire with their Christmas tree in 2009
Avril and Christopher Rowlands planted the Christmas tree in 1979
Avril Rowlands with the Christmas tree in 1989
Avril and Christopher Rowlands from Inkberrow, Worcestershire with their Christmas tree in 2009
The first pic looks like Charlie Brown’s tree.
Inspiring.
I have a Sequoiadendron Giganteum (Giant Sequoia) that I will plant in the corner of my yard in the spring. A friend brought it back to me after a trip to California. It should have no trouble in my climate, although it is far from Sequoia National Park.
My wife objected at first saying it will get too big... but we are both near 50, so in our lifetimes it will not. In about 1000 years though... they will see it from all over town!
You can order them online... they need to be planted in a place where they will get plenty of water from above. They need a lot of water and the one thing they will not tolerate is drought.
Better cut it down. I think its spewing that noxious gas called oxygen.
Do not most of us with yards have trees that grew over time? I don’t get it.
"Mumbe! Let's you and I take plane to England to look at a tree."
"We could use this money to buy food or medicine, or even some soft American toilet paper. But Okay."
Growing like a healthcare bill!!
Slow news day?
You always put up some cool pictures.
How about some cool pictures to put in this thread about a douglas fir tree growing?
I see they got rid of the Charlie Brown tree that used to be next to it.
We have done the same thing and can truly relate to that little tree standing tall and proud and now standing tall and proud into a grand Christmas tree. :) Really neat. Thank you for sharing with us.
Merry Christmas everyone!!!
Wow! Trees grow; who knew?
“The tree is now the focal point of their village – Inkberrow, Worcs – and even attracts visitors from across the world”
Uh ... Yeah, I’ll call my travel agent ASAP.
They planted a tree and it grew. So?
Joe ProBono, you can do better than this.
Is it just me or is their house shrinking?
OK Joe, I get it. That’s one of those Middle earth walking trees and the Rowlands are really Hobbits, right?
But I thought they lived underground, the little people, that is. Those look like people houses.
I didn’t know any person born before 1984 was named Avril. Amazing.
Fifty years with a TV Antenna
I love all of the trees I've planted on my farm over the years...all 100+ of them. The first thing I do after a storm is to go make sure 'everyone' is OK. :)
My favorite is my Tamarack Pine, which is really growing a little too far south here, but she's happy. It's the only fir tree to turn yellow in the fall, then lose her needles. She has very pretty rosette-like cones, too.
Second favorite would be my Hemlock. I love that tree. It looks kind of Charlie Brown now, but she'll be a beauty when full grown. Hemlocks can tolerate shade, so it's a good one to add to a shady spot - of you have room for a future 30' tree. A 'sentimental' favorite is the White Pine my son planted when he was little. It's well over 30' tall now, nearly 20 years later. I understand why these people love their tree!
Tamarack in the fall. 
A nice Hemlock - but not as pretty as mine. :)
Worthy of a Garden Ping, Red?
Wow, wow, wow. Thank you. Happy New Year.