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Grandmother Bur Oak

Brenda
S
I have been guiding Forest Therapy Walks at The Morton Arboretum since 2015.  During my training to become a Forest Therapy Guide, we were encouraged to find a favorite tree and sit with it
OAKtober
October 1, 2019

Glory Days

Eloise
P

When we moved to Villa Park over 40 years ago, elm trees along both sides of north Ardmore Avenue formed a lovely tunnel that provided shady respite on simmering summer days.

Landscape
September 14, 2019

Paperbark Hearts

Beth
W

I would call my tree story Paperbark hearts. My favorite tree is the Paperbark maple. It has beautiful cinnamon-colored bark that looks like it's peeling.

Family
December 5, 2018

Tree Colors

Charles
V

Twenty-five years ago my family and I moved here from the East Coast, northern New England to be exact, and the Boston area specifically, although before living in Boston we lived in Maine.

Landscape
December 5, 2018

Kid Loves Tree

Jamie
R

When I was a little kid I was the youngest of three, and when my brother and sister didn't want to play with me, outside my dad's house was this big maple tree next to our driveway, and I was able

Childhood
December 5, 2018

Lala's Memory

Kim
C

So my godmother passed on right out of cooking school, I graduated from cooking school, and instead of a funeral or anything like that she just wanted to have a ceremony on her farm and we planted

Memorial/Tribute Tree
December 5, 2018

Swingers of Willows

Nancy
P

I grew up in Lansing, Illinois, a southeastern suburb of Chicago.  When I was two years old, we moved into a pre-World War II house with a double lot that had older, established trees and a pa

Childhood
November 22, 2018

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