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The Mystery of the Baseball Maple Who left baseball glove i the trunk of the Red Maple in the back yard at Tucker's Station? Owners would like to know. Seedlings from mystery tree will be sold to benefit the Adair Garden Club With photo of the Baseball Maple By Barbara Armitage Right after Wayne and I bought our house at Tuckers Station Farms in October of 2004 I discovered something unique about the huge Red Maple tree in our back yard. It stands watch over the house and yard, nobody seems to remember just how long the beautiful old tree has been here; my guess is somewhere near 50 or 60 years. I believe that very early in its growth the young tree was damaged because unlike most red maples this tree doesnt have the one strong trunk red maples are known for this tree splits into three very distinct trunks making it look like a very large letter W. The mystery is who put the baseball glove in the W of the tree and why didnt they ever come back to get it? The years have past and the tree has grown claiming the glove for its own. I have wondered just how many years does it take for a tree to grow around a baseball glove? Although I have talked with many people who have lived and played in this 101 year old house no one has confessed to being the absent minded child who lost their baseball glove. If I were to profile this case I would say that the culprit was a boy about 10 to 12 years old at the time --very few girls were allowed to play baseball 40 years ago. He would have been born between 1958 and 1968 probably in August. My husband is a Leo and he is always leaving things in odd places and then never finding them again. The boy may not admit it but he watched the Wizard of Oz every year because he liked the scene where the apple trees threw their apples at Dorothy and the Scarecrow. Are you the forgetful child or is he someone you know? Even if we never solve the mystery our tree provides us with so much more than just a story to pass on to visitors. In the spring the birds gather to sing and build their nests, all summer long the dogs nap in the shade of its branches and in a few weeks its leaves will grace my table in my Thanksgiving decorations before sleeping the winter away. Just so that our tree is never lonely weve planted two more maples nearby. One tree holds tightly to a Louisville Slugger bat and the other has a firm grip on the ball. Now when were gone the trees can have a nice game of ball to keep them busy. Oh, and one more thing--friends have been asking about having a Baseball Maple of their own so I have been hard at work propagating and nurturing baby Baseball Maples. The very first one out of my nursery is a one and a half year old that will be offered at auction to benefit the Adair County Garden Club. This is the only official Baseball Maple available this year so dont miss your chance. The auction is part of A Day in the Garden with Chris Korrow, an all day gardening seminar presented by The Adair County Garden Club on Saturday September 13, 2007, starting at 10am central. The seminar is free and open to the public. Please bring a covered dish to share for lunch and your lawn chair. Call (270) 250.2979 for more information. This story was posted on 2008-09-01 12:16:50
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