Growth

Zero to forty feet

Follow the life of a single tree — from a seed the size of a fingernail to a canopy that shades the whole street.

The stages

seed      0–1 yr   germinated, in the nursery
sapling   1–3 yr   the fragile years
tree      3–10 yr  roots down, canopy up
forest    10+ yr   the canopy closes, self-sustaining

What you can watch

Every tree you plant gets a growth log: height, canopy spread, and a photo each season, plotted against its neighbors.