Fagus Sylvatica

Before Sylvia was born, Dan and I planted a purple beech tree for her in our front yard. The purple beech's scientific name is Fagus Sylvatica. We did not know the scientific name before we named Sylvia. We both liked the name Sylvia because it is a traditional name that is not commonly used now-a-days. It is currently the 532nd on the U.S. Social Security Administration. Sylvia means forest or woods.

This picture was taken shortly after we planted the tree. I was 8 months pregnant.

We took another picture with Sylvia next to her tree in May. Not many leaves yet but it was growing.


Unfortunately, Sylvia's tree did not survive the flood. So, we purchased a new tree and planted it last weekend. We splurged this time around and got an older tree. Sylvia enjoyed "helping" daddy by playing around in the dirt and pulling the leaves off her tree.








Here's a picture of what Sylvia's tree will look like in about 100 years.