A Tree in A Tree

Last fall we noticed this tiny red cedar tree growing in a large maple tree in my parent's yard. This past weekend we were visiting and I snapped this picture of the two trees. The crook in the maple is about 15 feet off the ground and the little red cedar is happily growing in it's cozy home.

My parents live on a farm so during the dusty, dusty summers dirt and rain accumulate in the tree and little cedar has survived.

My dad tells me that red cedar tree seeds will not germinate on their own-but must be eaten by birds in order to soften up enough to sprout.

This easily answers the question of how the little tree seed made it into the maple tree's nook as this is one tree on the farm that no one parks their car under!