

My DIL received this at a holiday party gift exchange. A Grump Tree is a Lemon Cypress tree.
“Instagram account @TraderJoesList announced the highly-anticipated arrival of the Trader Joe’s Grump Trees on Nov. 11, noting that each tree, wrapped in a red burlap sack (à la the Santa Claus toy sack the Grinch hauls with him around Whoville), topped with a sparkly Christmas ornament, and adorned in red ribbon, is selling for $8.99.”
Anna was guest blogger on Oct 18th-you can see her gorgeous fall tree from that post on her campus in the third photo.
She texted me tree photos on Monday and today. She’s guest blogger today with a tree update.
A tree study. Why is this season called FALL?
“….name from the whitish scar found on each brown seed. It is said to give the seed the appearance of a deer’s eye.” Link on Yellow Buckeye below
Everything about them is toxic. If you want to plant one, click here Also called a horse chestnut. It’s Ohio’s State Tree.
I took these photos in Ohio earlier in the month. I didn’t know there were different types of buckeye trees. There are several types Ohio, Yellow and California are a few.
Here’s the Yellow Buckeye on a street parallel to Laura‘s.
If you want to make a peanut butter/chocolate candy called BUCKEYES the recipe is here