day 49... planting an apple tree (kinda!!)

day 49...today the book asked me to "throw away an apple core in the park. mark the spot well, and come back in 20 years to see your apple tree"

So in an early morning daze , i left the house  breakfast in hand (the apple).. and headed for town .I took my usual route through the park, knowing that today i would be responsible for not only the birth of a new tree, but also indirectly the feeding of local beggars in the local area in 20 years time .

This my good people was no ordinary apple, it was among the mix of fruit that could be discovered in the bottom of mike's christmas stocking, YES  my christmas apple, does this mean it will have special festive growing powers? no idea. However it did occur to me as i ate that this was an apple bought last year, and although it was fresh as a daisy..the knowledge still left me a little edgy.

I made my way through the park scranning the apple...

Notice as it gets smaller and smaller..

When i arrived at the spot i deemed most appropriate , i knawed my christmas apple down to a reasonable sized core.. used a stick to dig a hole beneath the snow and soil.. and deposited it ... as you see below.

Finally i trampled the turf back firmly over the the core, and walked away felling confident that a tree would grow in my deignated apple tree spot. Will it work?  i guess we will know in a few years... but i did my best, its upto the elements now.

Apple core planted... task completed!