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[usernamenumber.livejournal.com]

At my brother's wedding all the guests were given a little cutting of some sort of evergreen tree, which they were asked to plant. I haven't the foggiest where I should do this. Does anyone know a place nearby where it would be legal and easy for me to plant it?

Thanks!

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[lyonesse.livejournal.com]

middlesex fells perhaps? i doubt anybody'd notice another evergreen in the lovely woods :) or maybe along the banks of the mystic, in some woodsy part.

[jadelennox]

You'd want to make sure you knew the type of tree before you planted it around here, though. I don't know if any evergreens are considered invasives in Massachusetts, but I'd be surprised if none is. Even if you see other trees like it around, you still want to check; Norway Maples are everywhere, for example, and they're invasive.

[lyonesse.livejournal.com]

an excellent point -- maybe ask your brother for the species :)

[sonofabish.livejournal.com]

You could sneak over at night and plant it where that willow was.....

[ron_newman]

You beat me to that.

More seriously, there's a brand-new city park off the corner of Centre and Woodbine streets that could probably use another tree or two.

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

Even more seriously, please don't plant unknown material in city parks. There is the potential for major complications.

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

I would not plant a tree on any public land. The tree could be infected with spruce budworm (http://na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/fidls/sbw/budworm.htm), for instance.

Although the idea of planting trees in celebration of a wedding is a lovely one, I think that the potential dangers of planting trees of unknown species, which could be invasive species and/or be infected with serious parasites or blights, outweighs the goodwill of the thought.

Obviously, your brother has already done this, so all you can do now is find someone willing to plant it on their own land. But if anyone else is contemplating this in future, please don't: a gift toward organized reforestation efforts would do a lot more to protect the environment than distributing seedlings or similar.

[kalimba21.livejournal.com]

I would be happy to have you plant it in my backyard, if you would like.

However, I think it's too cold now, you'd have to take care of it until spring.

[usernamenumber.livejournal.com]

Thanks, that's very nice of you. I'll see about getting it planted in a pot for now (and maybe if I can get someone to identify the species) and will make a note to contact you in the spring if it still needs a home then. If you could send contact info to my username at livejournal.com, I'd appreaciate it!