one in a million

Remember Bette Midler’s Million Tree project 

we reported back in April?

http://clocktowertenants.com/2014/04/do-you-wanna-dance.html

I met one of her protégé’s in Brook Park the other day,

 at 141st and Brook Avenue.

It’s a Hornbeam.

These trees are well suited to harsh urban living. 

First, it’s ideal for our frost zone and it will grow in

 almost any soil.

Second, the wood is hard and very pest and disease

resistant. Early settlers made bowls and implements from

this tough wood.

etsy

The leaf is elongated and pointed and with teeth along the edges.

 It turns yellow/orange in Fall.

In Spring it produces a hanging fruit city birds and

squirrels will feast on.

salisbury.edu/arboretum

They say planting a tree is the ultimate act of faith in a better future.

Good luck, little guy.