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Four-legged Tree?
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Four legged tree in Cedar Falls, Iowa. |
One hundred years ago (1915), John Henning planted 4 linden tree saplings—2 on either side of the walk—leading up to his front door. Mr. Henning, a farmer who had immigrated from Germany as a young man, had moved into town when he retired. With lots of expereince grafting apple trees, he aimed to imitate the archways of lindens he recalled from Berlin. First, the two on the same side of the walk were lashed together and grafted. Then when each pair was tall enough to arch over the walk, he grafted the pairs. Over time, a towering trunk grew from the original four. The four-legged tree of Cedar Falls has weathered two major setbacks in its long life. Not too many years after Mr. Henning started his project, the front right tree died and a replacement was grafted in. Thus the lesser girth of that trunk.
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Tuesday's Smiles ...
6 comments:
Your art is wonderful: great colors, great form, great design. I don't know how you do it day, after day. Thank you again for a wonderful start to so many of my mornings. And yes, you were a beauty on the train in Japan. But so are you today. Plus, you are such a great role model to so many. I have had a few nice messages from Betty Cotton who I met in your class. We both wish you would do another one. :)
Thank you Carrol,
You don't know how much you comments boost me, and often when I think I am "un-boostable". Thank you for YOU!!!
Thanks for the last smile, Jacki. There is so much to be thankful for.
But be sure I liked again everything on today's blog.
Love your use of color and back. :-)
Thanks Elenor, yes we do have so much to be grateful for, like our friendship across the globe from Austria to the US.
Thanks John, I love it when you like it.
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