Planting our future

what an exciting moment as the truck pulled up to our block with 7 amazing trees that we selected from Trentham East advanced tree nursery. There was something very magical about selecting the trees which are 5 to 6 years old and cared from on an amazing property nearby. We walked around the tree farm as David tagged our selection.
It all happened pretty seamlessly really. The truck pulled up with a rough old bloke with a heart of gold. A dingo dug 7 holes in minutes / one hole would have taken us a couple of hours at least and heaps of blisters later.. Otis hung in the pram and on the rich dark soil. Breaking the soil was very satisfying as it felt like we were moving along and progressing with our life in the country.
Check out this trolley munchkin !!!!! he loved being pulled along by me while dad was pulling off the root barriers.
Had a real laugh.









Hard work!!!!! 5 hours later, Josh was knackered. I strolled to Red Beard and collected toasties and coffee with Otis. My key role was to determine whether they were in the holes straight and facing the right way.
Deciding where they were going was easy - I think the Dingo digger guy was surprised at how quickly we choose spots. Nice guy, lives 3 doors up so we can use him for the driveway when the time comes.

3 weeks later, they are healthy and budding, minus one tree that requires a bit more attention as the stakes to hold them in place are moving in the strong westerly.