Douglas Fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii ... between one and three years to reach 12 inches in height. Once trees reach sapling size growth rates can vary from mere inches to 3 feet every year.

So for Adam, this miniature Douglas fir growing out of a stump in the middle of Fairy Lake was symbolic. ‘It always amazes me how resilient nature is and what a tenacious existence some plants live.’ ...