Dear Oak,
Sister Tree grows too close to the fence and too close to our neighbor’s house. You asked me to feel her leaves. They felt like velvet, so soft, and she’s so strong. She’s sneaky too.
You were pulling off her leaves. Other plants might die if we take too many of their leaves, but not Sister Tree. Along with the sun, that’s how most plants feed themselves, get energy. Sister Tree feeds herself and bugs too with her leaves, but she is strong. Even if you pull off all her leaves, she will grow back.
We looked, and we noticed that new tree trunks were beginning to grow from an old stump of Sister Tree. She’s so strong that even if you cut her down, she grows back.
And she will send her roots out under ground and grow again from a new spot. Sneaky. We found some tiny green leaves sprouting off a tiny slender trunk, and we decided to see if they belonged to Sister Tree too.
We dug and dug, and you know what? Her root grew thicker than her trunk and longer and longer. We never did find the end. Sneaky Sister Tree. It’s like she has super invincible powers.
Love,
Teacher Michelle