Liquidamber styraciflua

What a lovely idea to have planted it on such a special day. The colours at the moment are so beautiful that I wish I could save them!

Happy Birthday Ryan! Great tree Amy.

It has got large in 17 years, very nice.

Hi Amy

stunning and a story to add ....

Thanks all ,Ryan is enjoying his day Dawn he has a new motor bike a small one but bigger than his scooter !

It has all the autumn colours on the one tree! Is this the one that has a burned sugar scent when the leaves fall Amy?

Awww bless.

What a wonderful idea, I wish I thought of something like that when the girls were born. Happy Birthday Ryan. Super colouring right now.

Waddy We started doing this for the grandchildren when we were living in our last house the problem then was that when we moved we had to dig up the first Grandchilds tree to move with us luckily it survived ! Karen I think it smells like oranges ,you know when you peel an orange and you get that full zesty smell , nice :o)

What was your first tree Amy - for Marianne I presume?

You are clever dawn ,yes it was Marianne , it was a Crataegus 'Pauls Scarlet ' it always delights me each May as it blooms its head off just in time for her birthday at the end of May ,I have a Clematis growing up it as well ...

Its a great idea. I had a Pauls Scarlet but it never did anything and it died in the end, weird because ye olde common hawthorn thrives around here. I must get another one and yes, those blooms at the end of May are like nothing else. Clematis idea is good too. Do you have trees for the other two boys?

A wonderful idea Amy, and such a magnificent tree as well...

Thanks Angela ,Yes Dawn we have a weeping Cherry which was for Leon they use to hide under its canopy when they were playing hide and seek still do sometimes , for Samuel we bought the Cornus Kousa chinensis , theres a lot of memories as I know there are in your garden ....

It would be sad to move then Amy with all those trees planted in memory, you would have to start another project!!

Hope Ryan had a happy birthday. I bet he's as handsome as the tree :)

He is Gill and is growing as tall and strong :o))

Its a lovely idea Amy, I will do that too if I ever have grandchildren. Yes Amy, my Dad is with me in my garden ☺

Absolutely stunning colours love it

You will Dawn I can imagine them running and playing hide & seek in your garden ,your Dda keeping an eye on them :o) Thanks 3p I'm glad you like it ....

That would be nice Amy, lots of places to hide here. My dad loved the garden and now Im loving it too.

Just beautiful! Two stunning trees you have Amy, for your lovely grandchildren, I hope they both had great birthdays. X

They did Janey I can't believe how tall they are they are both taller than me I feel so small beside them Lol ...