We were curious when we returned to Porepunkah to see if Dude’s oak tree was still there.
When he was three or four years old, about 10 years ago, my parents gave Michael and Kathleen each an acorn, which they planted in pot plants.
Kathleen’s failed to grow, while Michael’s thrived.
He planted it in the back yard of our “little house” where we lived for our first four years in Porepunkah.
The tree grew and was doing well when we left four years ago.
It’s still going strong (pictured to the right of the cubby house).
I hope it’s never removed. We worried it may crowd out the fig tree next to it someday, or the roots could become a nuisance.
It’s just nice to think we have left behind something so substantial and beautiful.
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What a beautiful tree to have as a life memory. The roots should not pose a problem because of the fig tree, close by.
I can remember planting walnuts next to my granny’s fig trees…years later there was a walnut tree amongst the fig trees, heaps of shade to sit under on a hot day eating juicy figs and walnuts.
There was no other place like it, especially in the heat of Port Augusta.
Such trees should be respected, and never be insulted by an axe-wielding council worker because they are living memories, and crucial to our harsh environments.