I have always wanted a pink cherry tree. It is the earliest thing that I remember planning for my own yard one day. Why? Because that is what my climbing tree was. When I was little, my parents had a pink cherry tree in the yard. It had forked low and had very sturdy limbs. So, that was the tree my dad taught us to climb in. There was no better thing than climbing in a sea of pink blossoms.
The plan is simple, the first house I buy, I will buy a pink cherry tree and have it installed. I might not be able to climb the tree, but I will be able to be lost in the petals.
From last year's Cherry Blossom Festival:
