Katy, Katy, Katy, you DO come up with the best threads!!

I'll have to think about this one for awhile. I've always told my DH to just throw me in the compost pile...

:)
Dee

Katy,

Funny you should mention a tree as your memorial in my family that is what we prefer. When my dad's father passed away he was cremated and buried under a cherry tree on my parents property. My grandmother had to live with us and sat out by that tree for as long as she could and wept. So when she finally passed she was also cremated and we buried her near my GF and her tree is a weeping cherry. I think of them constantly when I visit my parents.

My mom wants the same treatment but not sure what tree, my dad wants to be cremated but not sure if he wants a tree or go to the sea. For me - I would love a Hawthorne tree as they are my favorite.

Love the thread topic. Gives one thought.
Heidi

I had a thoughts about this topic recently.
Still undecided between these three

Fern Leaf Beech(Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia')

Cornus kousa

or PG Hydrangea (probably too obvious)
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What a funny coincidence! Just last night my spouse and I were talking about what to do with each other if we died. I was thinking that I'd like my ashes to go under a pretty tree. But I didn't suggest one. Maybe a Nyssa? Or a Liriodendron tulipifera? One additional thot: when a dear friend died in college, we planted some trees for her. When we went back to visit a few years later, the trees were gone. They'd died too. It was almost as devastating as the first loss. So choose a hardy, low-pest, long-lived tree!
ML

A linden. They can live hundreds of years (how's that for egotistical! *g*) and their flowers make excellent honey.

Here is a link that might be useful: Linden Tree

But, Dee, if you're planted under a tree, then every Fall
when it sheds it's leaves, you WILL be under the compost pile. . .

While the strength of an oak, or the majesty of a fir,
first come to mind, ultimately a flowering tree seems
most appropriate for a gardener - and I think I'd settle
on the burst of bloom each Spring from a Cornus kousa
(when every gardener comes to life), as well the splendid
Fall display of color and fruit (like the specimen in my
back yard right now!) to feed the birds and squirrels. . .

Carl

Eastern white pine - Pinus strobus.

A true hardy New Englander - strong and straight enough so that the trunks were once used for ship's masts. Not flashy or trendy, but a mature specimen quietly and gracefully fills a landscape. Looks good in all seasons and periodically drops needles for mulch.

Claire

Here is a link that might be useful: Eastern white pine

Don't put a tie on me and bury me at sea.