The Fruit Orchard Saga

The fruit orchard saga! Scott got it in his head a couple of months ago that he really wanted to have some fruit trees but the reality of the mess and lack of sun/space in our yard shut that idea down fairly quickly. So then he got the idea to plant it in the church parking lot behind our house. There is just a section of weeds that have been weeds for 11 years now. He talked it out with his co-workers and friends and most people said it was a bad idea but he decided that it was a good idea! I washed my hands of the whole thing and figured that was money down the drain. I just hoped that he wouldn't get in legal trouble. He did call a lawyer contact that he has and hashed it out with him about possible repercussions. 

So he went out at night and one by one dug a hole. Then on Memorial Day he planted all four trees. About a week went by and Scott noticed a note written on  one of the trees. It said that the trees needed to be removed and it left a phone number. Scott again hashed out what to do with people. In the end he decided that he would write them a letter from the perspective of the trees. Keep in mind I am DYING over all of this but I was also very interested to see what would happen. He wrote them a letter and about a week later there was a response. Scott wasn't ready to find out what the response was but his co-worker couldn't handle the suspense. She followed Scott home from work and went out and snatched the letter.To our pleasant surprise they wrote a letter back to the trees explaining that their congregation had been blessed and that they were going to expand the parking lot and hoped that they (the trees) could find a new home. You could have pushed me over with a feather! Scott took a couple more weeks to act and finally a couple of nights ago transplanted all of the fruit trees in our yard. The very next day the church people were out with a tractor plowing down the weeds. THE VERY NEXT DAY! So now we have 4 fruit trees in our yard, yes 4! We will see if they grow and what kind of mess they will make if they do grow. Regardless it has been an entertaining drama. Scott's co-workers LOVED it and the story was spreading to other Mountain America branches in the valley. So funny! 

The planted fruit trees

THE NOTE

Scott's letter

The response letter

Waiting until night to remove the trees.

They started plowing the field THE NEXT DAY!

The field (I'm actually so excited for this weedy mess to be turned into a parking lot. It is full of goat heads and my kids have gotten so many flat tires because of this stupid field).

Apple tree

Cherry tree

Cherry Tree

Peach tree