This is a project for a dedicated person who wants to bring their family tree to life in a powerful way. Plant a forest of trees that can be created and cared for by your family over many generations.

Start with planting your first tree on a large plot of land. A tree representing your mother. An oak tree that exudes tenderness and age. Then another tree representing yourself, your favorite variety of spruce that has a personality like your own. Coordinate your effort with your immediate family to design the perfect patch of harmonious trees representing your father, your siblings, and each character behind them. Plant each tree with the intention that it will stand for generations. Create a dedication for each tree identifying the person it was planted for. As you have children plant trees for them in the same forest plot. Enlist them in the project helping them to identify their tree and take over the caretaking of the land when you are no longer able to do it. 

As the forest grows and expands you will have a dedication that very few can claim themselves. Think of the forest taking shape over many generations. Think of your great great grandchildren visiting your plot and picking a tree for themselves. Think of the many generations caring for the same piece of land to honor their past loved ones. Think of the nests you will create for birds and the oxygen you will give back to the Earth. Build a living monument to your family’s identity and spirit and make this an organic imprint that will exist across decades. Ultimately, the satisfaction will not be in seeing the project finished but living with the knowledge that you created a legacy so meaningful to you and your family that people will guard it with the full force of their being many generations later.