{"id":949,"date":"2016-09-13T11:11:43","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T15:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/?p=949"},"modified":"2016-09-13T08:07:09","modified_gmt":"2016-09-13T12:07:09","slug":"the-tale-of-the-miniature-weeping-cherry-tree-or-there-are-no-coincidences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/?p=949","title":{"rendered":"The tale of the miniature weeping cherry tree, or there are no coincidences"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When our sister, Stephie died, she was 11 years old.\u00a0 My parents wanted to do something special by her grave site.\u00a0 I was not involved in the process as I was only 14 years old, but I learned that they were told that Mount Hebron Cemetery in Queens, had a moratorium.\u00a0 It was too crowded; there was no room for any more trees or shrubs.\u00a0 Somehow, after reconsideration (and I imagine encouragement from my parents and their support team), the administration agreed on a miniature tree.\u00a0 They chose a miniature weeping cherry tree which was purchased from a local nursery.\u00a0 Over time, we all discovered that this “miniature” tree was not a miniature at all.\u00a0 It grew over two stories high!\u00a0 The tree was magnificent.\u00a0 When I\u2019d visit my parents on Mother\u2019s Day, I\u2019d swing by and clip a few sprigs bursting with cherry blossoms in all their glory.\u00a0 It truly was a gorgeous tree.<\/p>\n

About ten years ago, we received a call from the cemetery administration.\u00a0 They said that the tree had to come down.\u00a0 Given how the roots took over, when someone else in our family passed, (namely my mom or dad), they would not be able to be buried there.\u00a0 My mom expressed that this would not happen.\u00a0 So long as she was alive, that tree was not coming down!\u00a0 That tree brought so much beauty, and we could also say that in a way, Stephie had been and was a part of that tree.<\/p>\n

I knew, that given the sentimentality, two things needed to occur:<\/p>\n