For the sake of discussion here, let's assume you died and your body was cremated. What tree or plant would you want your ashes to be put under. Mine works be Pleopeltis polypodioides.
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No real preference. Just sprinkle me all around the forest.
I've always joked that my survivors should spread my ashes on their gardens. Probably none will, but why not? Cycle of life!
I have had these discussions with my 3 son. There are pigeon coups on rooftops in NY and some of these pigeons are trained to be “carriers”- I won’t go into details. I told my sons that my ashes be spread via the way of the pigeons via East River or Hudson River. I don’t believe that one’s ashes should be contained in an urn or your body be in a box in a cemetery. Your ashes should be set free as a free spirit soul.
I've directed my wife to scatter my ashes across a body of water, here in Colorado ... no matter how many flushes it takes 
I would rather be buried, without embalming crap, straight in the ground, and prob a white oak planted above me. Then my body would be used as energy and fuel for the creatures in the ground and feed the tree potentially. Better than going to waste I think.
Same here.
There’s a little cemetery down the street with a gorgeous Aspen grove right outside the gate. Put the marker inside but fertilize the aspens with me.
If I were buried near my parents in NW Arkansas, then under a dogwood.
Just thought of one more place: many of you knew him way better and for longer than I did, but sprinkle me in that magic forest of Kevin’s flame box elders in Texas.
If I were buried near my parents in NW Arkansas, then under a dogwood.
Just thought of one more place: many of you knew him way better and for longer than I did, but sprinkle me in that magic forest of Kevin’s flame box elders in Texas.
I feel exactly the same, bad sadly my wife must be kin to your wife. But then again, I probably will not give a damn.
I do know for sure that my thoughts have not really changed on this subject, I have felt this way my whole life.
went through this discussion a month before my first wife passed she informed me of her wishes- a couple big groves of trees choice Location 1 400 miles west, her words "but if not inclined take me to location 100 miles NE. both were hikes. It was a strange trip, but she got number 1. Why was that her choices- when we went to each place with the kids she cried. it was weird, she would never tell me or kids why she cried. At the last, she told me, in those old growth cedar, she felt closer to God then any time in her life. I get that..... but in truth, I really do not care. Funerals are for the living.
Indeed.
I'm of the mind that when that time comes, I won't really care what happens. It'll be up to my kids I guess, or the mortician.
I’ve already arranged being spread over my favorite vineyard in France. So I’ll be in the wine instead of the wine in me.
In sort of the same line of thinking, I'm thinking I'd like to be buried under some tree or shrub that has incredible burls so that part of me comes back in the swirl of the burl and then hopefully I end up in someone's collection as a fine wood pen or perhaps bowl.
Among the candidates: red coolibah, manzanita, ceanothus, lignum vitae, boonaree ...
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I agree. I’m just hoping it’s not soon.
If it's soon, I could end up being offered for sale by @Mike1950 here. Hope he gets a good price for my burl. Literally my burl.
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Yikes, I hope the dog does not lift his leg on a human fed burl. Could be bad juju.
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Told my wife to have my ashes buried under a majestic tree that has valuable wood so one day it will be made into something special.
Still I thought I'd at least get a chuckle about the plant I first posted to be put under. It's the scientific name for a Resurrection Fern.
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article262240987.html
When dry, the plant's leaves shrivel to grayish-brown. When exposed to water, the fern will expand and turn green, as if it has come back to life! It is estimated that resurrection fern could last 100 years without water and still revive after a single exposure to rain.
Still I thought I'd at least get a chuckle about the plant I first posted to be put under. It's the scientific name for a Resurrection Fern.
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article262240987.html
When dry, the plant's leaves shrivel to grayish-brown. When exposed to water, the fern will expand and turn green, as if it has come back to life! It is estimated that resurrection fern could last 100 years without water and still revive after a single exposure to rain.
Pretty much like us old farts except for the reviving and turning green.
I had to look that up. My daughter in law would like that one. She never waters her plants and they die.
I think I want to be buried at sea. I like the ocean.