Perhaps you forgot, with all that is going on, but today is Arbor Day (April 24).
In honor of the holiday, and fitting for the times, a garden club member wanted to share these images of trees that have persisted in spite of great challenges.
(Disclaimer: This set of photos has been making the rounds on the Internet; we can’t be certain that none were Photoshopped!)
1 of 28: A place of enchantment
2 of 28: This palm tree fell over and curved right back up
3 of 28: This tree fell over and cloned four more trees
4 of 28: The only tree that survived the Tsunami in Japan, now protected and restored
5 of 28: Tree of Life – Olympic National Park, Washington
6 of 28: A tree’s roots spill over the sidewalk
7 of 28: An amazing tree grows out of a rock
8 of 28: This tree is growing through a speed limit sign
9 of 28: This tree refused to die
10 of 28: This tree still has its leaves because of the light shining on it
11 of 28: Life finds a way
12 of 28: Tree roots extend to the mainland for nutrients
13 of 28: Life finds a way
14 of 28: Ta Promh Temple in Cambodia
15 of 28: Never give up
16 of 28: Someone left skates hanging on a small tree, and the tree grew around them
17 of 28: A tree growing on another tree
18 of 28: A tree grew out of the stump of a dead tree; then the stump rotted away
19 of 28: A tree grows from third-floor window
20 of 28: A lone tree found a way to live surrounded by rock
21 of 28: A tree grows out of a rock
22 of 28: A floating island grew at the end of a sunken tree
23 of 28: A wooden chair sprouted leaves
24 of 28: This tree grew through a piano
25 of 28: This tree refused to accept winter
26 of 28: This tree is eating a fence
27 of 28: This tree grew through a fence
28 of 28: Trees will find a way
The Amherst NH Garden Club 