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Sharon said:Leon, what a wonderful article and one very close to my heart. As I read the comments, they grabbed my heart as well. There are so many of us spread across the country who all feel the same way about trees. From Bonnie to Vic and from Susie to Vickie and all in between, we've all lived and loved our trees in the same way.
I never do this, mention an article I wrote while admiring and reading one written by another. But Leon is such a good friend I don't think he'll mind. (It's my pleasure always! ) I wish there were a way to link articles to each other but I'll do it this way because the two articles need to go hand in hand.
This was written for ATP several years ago and it's not one of my usual Aunt Bett articles but one that I think Leon will like and will see the connection. When you have time, maybe you could read it and see how connected we all really are:
http://garden.org/ideas/view/S...
Thank you Leon, so very much, and as I said, all the comments climbed right into my heart as well.

Perfect! I'm over there now enjoying it, and the pictures too! And I am borrowing one of your ideas here from that post: "Trees matter, they really do. And what can we do? Well, we can be careful what we plant, where we plant, and when we plant. The ideal tree is in the eye of the beholder, but it also needs to be adaptable to the location in which it is planted. I can only speak for those that grow well here in my zone 7a, but I can tell you the best time to plant them. Right now in winter is the perfect time." I am also happy to see so much interest. Even though it is not winter many trees, including fruit trees can safely be planted in zones 5a/b also.