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.

Some trees become matchsticks, musical instruments or furniture. Others are turned into paper and used to make books filled ...

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.’ ...