I was forwarded a text from a group called The Tree Musketeers:
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From the Tree Musketeers today: If anyone would like any 2yo trees for free, you can come and get them today, Friday and next Wednesday from the Tree Musketeers Tree Nursery at Hackney Marshes. There are elder, cherry plum and rowan going begging, all around 1-2m tall. They’re beautiful trees but we have to take them out of the field now and it’s too late for the council to use them for street/park planting. Please spread the word, I’d love to find homes for them. You’ll need a car or bike trailer unless you live very nearby.
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I then forwarded it to a number of people I know who have a garden or might know people who might be interested.
That evening, I was at a church dinner with one of the people I'd forwarded the text to. Here's the conversation that ensued across the table (let's call her Fu Lay):
FL: What kind of trees are they?
Me: It's in the text, which tells you that they are cherry plum and some others.
FL: How big are they?
Me: It's in the text, which says that they are 1–2m tall.
FL: How old are they?
Me: It's in the text, which tells you that they're 2 years old.
FL: Ah, I didn't understand the "yo" bit.
(London, 2026)
