Regular readers of our blog may remember that Ian was an avid seed collector and germinator last year in Chitengo. We gathered many of a seed from mostly trees and shrubs, and germinated them in yogurt pots on our front porch.One seed, in particular, was very productive. It grew and grew. We had to be careful, as even as a tiny seedling this plat has sharp thorns on the leaves and stems! We had to repot the seedling into a larger container in September or October 2007, and then we had to leave it in the good hands of our friend Cheryl to care for while we returned to the US to have Theo.
Cheryl soon reported that Ian's seedling of the aloe coral tree had grown SO BIG in the heat and rains of the Mozambican summer that she'd had to transplant it into the ground!
This little tree, just one year old, continues to grow now, just ouside the window of Ian's bedroom.
Imagine Ian coming back to Chitengo someday to visit this tree. What a legacy.
