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lil  ·  1913 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: One day, a mighty oak.

I just heard about the Vimy oak trees. After the WW1 Battle of Vimy Ridge, one of the few Canadians still standing picked up some acorns from the battlefield and later planted them in Canada. Canada tried to send some saplings back home for the 100th anniversary of the battle, but France wouldn't take them. They were allowed to send acorns back which have been grown and planted. Vimy Oaks.