Saturday, September 26, 2009

Unexpected Growth



This poke berry plant is growing in the large fork where my live oak divides. This same nook has also been the past home to a small magnolia that I pulled out at least three or four times-- always feeling a little guilty. Some bird or squirrel probably dropped a seed that fell into just enough deposited organic matter to take root.

We never know where we will send out roots or where our seeds will drop and bear fruit.

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2 comments:

Jen said...

What fun! Mother Nature loves your oak as much as you do!

I have some questions about poke berry, which is now growing in our yard. Is it a weed? Should I keep it? It's in a place where it's not in the way, and if it grows into a bush would actually be a good buffer from next door.

Angela said...

"We never know where we will send out roots or where our seeds will drop and bear fruit." What a profound observation. I'll have to ponder that one for awhile!