Our First Tree

Kaitlin went on a field trip with her class at MCP. They went to a tree farm and everyone who went brought home a sticky branch. The tree farmer told all of the kids to take this sticky 12 inch branch and plant it in dirt and water it and put it in the sun. We decided to give it a try. We knew that we wouldn't want to leave this little tree behind so we planted it in a bucket. Kaitlin waters it faithfully and makes sure it is away from the dog and still in the sun. It has been a little more than a week and we have little buds and leaves that have sprouted right out of the branch. I am so tempted to pull it up to see if there any roots beginning to grow out of the bottom of this little branch, but I am resisting. Kaitlin can't remember what kind of tree it is or how big it is supposed to grow, so I guess we had beter find out before we actually plant it at our new house. It is kind of cute and when I learn how to use Brad's digital camera then I can take a picture of this little tree in a ice cream bucket.