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What a beautiful idea - is that a Jacaranda? I love them - in Australia that means Spring is here - the hills and suburbs become purple!
That is a beautiful tree. Omigosh I want a whole yard of them! It's a also a Jewish custom to plant a tree when a baby is born. Well, it's a Jewish custom to plant a tree when just about anything happens :0
I don't know about particular trees though. My grandfather planted an oak when I was born.
in some cultures, it's customary to plant the placenta with the tree.
the jewish custom was to plant a cypress for a girl and a cedar for a boy, then when the child gets married you used branches from each of the trees to make the chuppah.
I read somewhere your supposed to buy a fruit tree and put the placenta in the hole you dig for the tree. sounds a little creepy but to each their own.
When my sister in law used hydrangea's for her wedding, my dad planted two in his garden. When my older brother passed away he planted an apple tree. I think it's great to commemorate special people and time.s
@Miss Sydney: It also means exams. Boo! Haha, but I do love Jacarandas. :)
@Miss Sydney: I just looked up Jacaranda and my goodness ... it's beautiful! They look really similar from far and the flowers of the flowers even look the same, but the leaves are very different.
Image source: http://southpasadena.blogspot.com/2009/06/purple-prose.html
Left: Empress tree Right: Jacarandas
My parents weren't following tradition, but they planted magnolias when we were born.
@kitzy: Wow! I love hearing all the different traditions. Making the chuppah from the branches sounds so wonderfully significant. A good friend of mine is Jewish and just had a baby, I'll have to ask her if she's planning to plant a tree.
I love the idea of doing this! What a great way to celebrate the birth of a child each year.
Growing up my neighbors planted a tree they received at their grandmothers funeral. It was just known as the Grandma Tree. Over the years the thing grew giagantic!
My parents plant a tree for each grandchild. They just pick a tree that will thrive in the NE. My sister just had a baby last week, and I am due in August. We overheard my dad say, "lots of holes to dig this year".
On a side note, we have a Japanese Maple that is in the worst location in our backyard, but the previous owner informed my husband when he purchased the home that she planted it when her grandson was born. As much as we'd love to, we don't have the heart to remove it since it was planted to honor him.
I think it is a great tradition, the Jacaranda is beautiful!
My grandfather and his brother built their houses on the same land about 25 years ago. For each grandchild that was born a tree was planted. When the recession hit Michigan hard my grandpa and his brother lost their very sucessful business that they had created in their teens and ulitmately lost their houses. It was a terribly sad situation.
There were a total of about 15 trees all planted around the yard. The last day I was out there, I took a picture of me and my son next to my tree. Its one of my most treasured pictures ever. My first dog was also buried underneath it.
Ok my sappy story is done! LOL I just had to comment on this because it hits so close to home.
@MissHoneyBun: I wish we had a yard that can fit an oak. They look so magestic! Just curious, how large has your oak gotten? There's a few oaks around the neighborhood (in the park or around the forest) most are huge or super tiny new shoots. I know they can get really old, but are they fast growers?
My parents did that when we were each born too. My brother's is a huge Oak, mine is a Forsythia bush(closest to my name), my one sister's is a Japanese Maple, and my youngest sister's is a cherry tree. I'm happy to say all are thriving still, and every year at Easter, we got pictures taken near or under our trees.
That's such a nice tradition! I know that when my mother gave birth to my little brothers, my step father's family gave them each a tree. I'm not sure what kind. But both were planted in the front yard. It is really nice to look back at the pictures as they grew and as the tree grew. Each birthday they took a picture beside it- it's really a cute idea if you have a yard!
I love the idea of planting a tree! I think we might have to do that. I don't know about the placenta thing though.
@Vitsippa: Well, we haven't lived at that house since I was a little girl, and I no longer live in my hometown, so I couldn't tell you for sure. Last time I saw it though, I was amazed at how big it's gotten! Next time I take a trip home I plan on driving by to check it out. I've been wanting to do that anyway.
We made a maple bonsai tree when I went into labor using an air layering technique. It kept me occupied during early labor and it's a great memory.
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Last night, in my anticipation for Spring and enhancing my garden, I came across the Empress Tree (Paulownia tomentosa) and according to Wiki, it's an old Chinese custom to plant this tree when a baby girl is born. When it's time for her to marry, you cut it down and use it to make things for her wedding.
It got me wondering what other trees are planted during the birth of a child? We're TTC and have been wanting to plant a tree of our very own since we moved-in last July. I thought it'd be fun to see what other trees are traditionally used.
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