We purchased a little planter almost 2 years ago in hopes to plant some bulbs, which we did. Yes the bulbs are probably making a nice compost in the pot as of right now. We watched and watered, watched and watered and were told it may take ‘til the next season for them to bloom. Yup, I think it’s confirmed the little bulbs are compost as they’re totally not making a peep.

Then all of a sudden…this spring I noticed what I thought to be another weed taking over our precious bulb pot. But this weed seemed a little extraordinary. So I left her be.

Now she’s approximately 16” tall and I’m leaning towards this being a nice little baby tree. Ya think?

Here’s a pic of her little canopy

and her leaf up close

She’s stretching daily to reach for the stars

And I hope to help her reach her goal the best way I know how.

Can anyone tell me what kind of tree this is? I’ve only been a northern gal a couple years and I certainly don’t know my trees in these parts.

I’m so happy my little pot was there to catch her when her seed landed. And I’m pretty stoked that I get to plant this little baby at our new home. This little tree will move in with us and she will take root and flourish to be a mighty tree one day. She certainly is an unexpected blessing.