My Little Tree

Last year when we were staying at a house, I was out doing some yard work and noticed a little sapling. I put it in a pot and prayed. Last fall, after the leaves fell off I thought it was just a stick in some dirt. The leaves started changing  I got this photo (see below).

I checked my little stick many, many times throughout the winter to make sure that it was still alive. It was still bending, so I knew it would be ok. It was my first time with a plant, so what was I to know? But this last spring some little leaves started to sprout!

I was so happy to see my little tree had made it! By June, the first 5 leaves were big and full- but the little tree was still growing!

 

Look at it now!! This was taken 11-4-12. I noticed the leaves were starting to change fall colors! Notice that there is now a second tier of leaves?! I don't have a photo from the previous photo until now (downside of moving in July). There are a whopping 10 leaves this fall! I'm excited to see how much more this little tree will grow next year.