Two didn’t survive but two grew into these beautiful, tall, strong trees. She also told me that, when she was a child, she took a willow cutting and placed it in a jar of water. It rooted and she planted it in the front garden of the family home. More than sixty years later that willow has a tree preservation notice – which prevented house developers from cutting it down. We plant trees for our children and grandchildren and we might enjoy them, and their fruits, too.