9 Comments
User's avatar
Susan Smitman's avatar

Wonderful! I have friends on Long Island who have a friendly rivalry re: their respective fig trees. Have shared —

Expand full comment
Lidia Stanchenko's avatar

I like the tender imagery of this story!

Expand full comment
Nina Zolotow's avatar

Thank you, Lidia!

Expand full comment
Betty Kano's avatar

Nice resting! Amazing to bend a tall tree, what arborist skill.

Expand full comment
Nina Zolotow's avatar

Yes! A friend of mine who lives in Ithaca told me that story about her neighbor’s garden a long time ago and I just fell in love with it

Expand full comment
Candida's avatar

Love that closing sentence!

Expand full comment
Nina Zolotow's avatar

Thank you

Expand full comment
Susan Orem's avatar

Nina--I remember this story. And my Dad keeping a fig tree alive in New Jersey the same way.

Thanks xxxoo Lip

Expand full comment
Nina Zolotow's avatar

So good to hear from you! And, yes, this story is an older one, and is one of my most popular ones. But either I did not know or have forgotten that your father kept a fig tree alive in New Jersey!

Expand full comment