One Generation Plants Trees, the Other Gets ShadeI have a thing for cherry blossom trees.  I manage to forget this until April of every year, when entire city blocks are transformed by the blooming masterpieces.  This year I did some research ... it turns out the first sakura were sent as a gift of friendship (around 1912) to the United States from Japan.  Since then, the trees have migrated up to NYC and I've noticed many New Yorkers stopping to take in the sights (and pluck a blossom or two).  It's actually big business for florists during this time of year to sell entire flowering branches for $10+ a branch.  Very recently, we went tree shopping to choose the tree that was planted for Nash's birth at his grandparent's lakeside cottage.  We settled on a Persian Walnut and look forward to watching it grow alongside him.  In ancient Persia, only royalty could eat the fruit known as the Royal Walnut from this type of tree.  On his first birthday, we plan to give Nash a nutcracker.