Above is the giant Seagrape tree in our back yard. Way back in 1990's he found a 20-inch piece of sea grape, like a piece of driftwood. It had one leaf and 2 or 3 roots hanging off and it floated past him while wade fishing in the Manatee River. He brought it home and I scoffed as he planted it and now here, we are wanting it GONE but that would cost THOUSANDS. Who Knew it would grow so big. It was not a problem until we reach OLD AGE. A few weeks ago, he trimmed it with chain saw while I held cell phone ready to punch 911, and as I was dragging the limbs to the curb for pick up I said. Hey
Look at these two, they would make great walking sticks.
And they do, they are also good for warding off bad dogs that live next door.
We need one taller one to be proper for using for walking.
Below is a photo from a 2010 post, the year the leaves were all blown off and we thought the tree would die, and even though I crossed my fingers, it came back.
Just for fun, I googled sticks for sale and wow, who know you can sell STICKS and we chopped these down and dragged to the curb.
Joining Rosy and Sunny for Nature Friday at Adventures of the LLB Gang (llbinourbackyard.blogspot.com)
