From seed to tree

Oh! Hi! How’s your life? Have you ever wondered where trees come from? How they become so big things, trees come from something very small: seeds. From a little seed to a giant tree – that is truly a great journey. How did that come out?
I asked this question to myself because on last December 22, 2005 we went to my lolo’s place where there were many trees which my lolo take good care of. I their see many big trees and I asked my lolo how it big? Then he said that it came from seeds.
Seeds come from flowers, or from inside fruits. Though they don’t have legs or fins or wings, seeds can travel far. Some are blown by the wind. Some are carried by rivers and streams. Others are brought by humans for example when we walk and animals to faraway places.
When a seed finds itself on the ground, it has a chance of becoming a tree. All it needs are the things that most living things need: water, air, sunlight, and food.
When the seed is soaked in enough water from rain, water gets inside the seed and wakes up the tiny tree in it. The tiny tree is so small that it doesn’t look like a tree at all. It does not have branches or leaves or roots. And it is not called a tree but a plant cell. Once the plant cell wakes up, it can eat the food that is stored inside the seed. After it has eaten, something mysterious happens.
A tiny root pushes down into the soil, and a tiny shoot makes its way above the soil. The seed has becoming a seedling! Now it looks more like a little plant.
The root then gets food from the soil, because by this time the food inside the seed has already ran out. The tiny shoot gets air and sunlight from above the ground. With enough food, air and sunlight, more roots will grow, and the shoot will begin to grow leaves. Now it really looks like a plant.
With more roots and more leaves, the plant grows heavier. It has to grow bigger stem, which then becomes a trunk. Some trees grow branches so they can have more leaves. The plant’s skin will also harden into what is called the bark so that it can support itself better. Now our plant has become a young tree.
After some more time, the young tree becomes adult. The adult tree produces flowers and the flowers bear fruit. From the flowers or the fruits come new seeds, which can then become new trees.
“Oh! I’m very tired.” While we were in a trip going back to Mandaue City, I learned another values from one of the most important living things, the trees..
To me all things have their own journey and life. Like the tree it has a great tree. The next time you see a small seed, think of what a big tree it could be!