From Little Conkers grow mighty Oaks !

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mrs bouquet

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From Little Conkers grow mighty Oaks !
« on: February 25, 2021, 11:55 »
At a WI Zoom recently we were discussing funny things in the early years of or marriages.   A very good friend of mine told us all that as her sons were quite young, she and husband decided it would be symbolic to grow an OakTree.  (they had a very large garden)    She searched and found an advert to grow an oak from a baby, and duly sent off her 6 shillings, which was quite alot of money then.   She got back a conker.  :lol: :lol:  Mrs Bouquet
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Re: From Little Conkers grow mighty Oaks !
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2021, 14:02 »
i must admit i haven't heard of an oak tree from conkers but horse chestnut trees  comes to mind however some years ago when we had dogs we where walking our dogs down a farm track that had oak trees growing beside it

my wife picked up some acorns i said from acorns mighty oaks do grow  :D and low and behold so they did we potted them on and potted them on and when they got to big for the pots we gave them away and just kept 1 that's quite big now the rest are growing quite nicely in a farmers hedge

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Re: From Little Conkers grow mighty Oaks !
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2021, 14:44 »
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rowlandwells: i must admit i haven't heard of an oak tree from conkers

Well spotted!  :lol:

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Re: From Little Conkers grow mighty Oaks !
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2021, 15:40 »
I bet the air was blue when my friend opened her parcel, and she does not usually swear.   :lol:



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