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March 19th, 2007

Planting a palm tree in a field in Surrey

palm tree

This is a palm tree which I helped to plant in a field in Surrey at the weekend. In this picture it is half way up. Neither up nor down.

Now, before I go any further, I know that some will say that I should have been resting at home with my feet up. The problem is that the choice was either to stay at home on my own watching TV, not speaking to anyone and slowly going out of my mind, or go to Surrey and help erect a palm tree. There were no other options. I’d also like to point out that I played the slackest of parts in the palm tree work party. I was very much the person who made suggestions or went and fetched a special palm tree buckle. I did not really do any of the difficult jobs like hauling on ropes or driving tractors.

Continued apologies to people who are expecting an e-mail of some sort from me. I will try to do a bit more catching up later.

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9 Responses to “Planting a palm tree in a field in Surrey”


  1. Nefertiki says:

    Since I see nothing white either on the ground or falling from the sky (here we are still digging out and I haven’t had my car on the road since Fri. with more snow on the way), I see no overwhelming reason why you should not be out planting palm trees. Still, it must be damp and chilly for a not-fully-recovered person. You must know a lot of very rich people as in Hawaii I saw many palm trees planted on what had been bare lava fields. It is VERY expensive to plant even one. I’m assuming it is a papier mache tree being planted for an ephemeral event? I hope the sun Over There comes out soon as it is bound to have a beneficial effect on your health.

    March 19th, 2007 at 4:22 pm
  2. Neil says:

    Why plant a palm tree in the middle of a field, is the obvious question, and is the climate right is the almost as obvious one.

    I know we have plenty of palm trees here in Devon (I can see one from my window), but it is several degrees warmer on average down here…

    March 19th, 2007 at 4:52 pm
  3. Dave says:

    Nefertiki and Neil,

    Thank you for your observations and questions.

    This was a second hand Palm tree – a ‘hand me down’ if you will. It had to be moved as it was threatening a mobile home.

    I think the middle of the field was seen as a good a place to plant it as any. It had survived only a few miles away so the climate must be able to support them. We do not know whether it will survive but it is worth a try.

    March 19th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
  4. Neil says:

    Well, I wish the tree all the best in its new home – will there be a party?

    March 19th, 2007 at 6:58 pm
  5. Philip of Samaria says:

    Plant an old palm unto the Lord… this is the levitical offering after sickness isnt it?

    March 19th, 2007 at 9:05 pm
  6. Smudgie says:

    Has the palm tree been given an asbo, seeing as it was exhibiting threatening behaviour towards a mobile home. If the home was mobile, wouldn’t it have been better to move that instead? I know you are not a perfectly well person right now, but I think there are certain details missing from your account.
    (I could have made some rather pathetic joke about palming us off with a second hand tree but I won’t).

    Neil, you ask if the climate is right. It is March and it’s hailing and sleeting on the Isle of Wight. The climate is about as right as a palm tree in the middle of Surrey!

    March 19th, 2007 at 11:25 pm
  7. Princess says:

    Hi, Dave,
    Found you through Liz of My year of getting published. Thanks for the free use of your cartoons. They are very interesting. Will be back soon since there is a lot more for me to see and read.
    God bless.

    Princess

    March 20th, 2007 at 2:11 am
  8. Karin says:

    My olive tree has survived a year in Surrey, although I do put its jacket on when we have a cold snap.

    I also give the palm tree my best wishes and I hope Dave’s recovery hasn’t been set back by his participation – if it was Saturday it was still warm, but Sunday was decidedly nippy.

    March 20th, 2007 at 8:41 am
  9. Chris Clark says:

    I hope the palm tree is not a metaphor for some parts of the C of E. Uprooting themselves and plonking themselves down somewhere else…perhaps with insufficient roots and sustenance.

    Keep us posted Dave with updates on the palm tree. Surreytreecam ;-)

    Hope you are really better soon…don’t overdo it things can wait…your body needs rest…probably sounding like your mum now …sorry!

    March 20th, 2007 at 4:43 pm