Best layed plans?

I was pruning the sucker growth off of the bottoms of the dwarf apricot today. The sucker growth needs to be removed periodically to keep the rest of the tree strong. If they are not removed, the suckers gain strength and weaken the main trunk of the tree. As I was pruning, I was thinking of my kids. How does pruning suckers relate to my kids you may ask? I have three wonderful kids and they are so different. They were all raised under a loving household by my wife and I, but how did they turn out so differently. My son loves to draw and loves computer animation. He is currently working as a graphic artist. My eldest daughter is getting married, but is moving back with us because she lost her job. My youngest, who is 18 years old, just graduated college and is working for a law firm as a clerk. We raised our kids the same, but they turned out differently because they have their own friends and there own identity. Just like the plants growing in the ground. All the dwarf apricots started as seed and were planted into one gallon cans. Later they were placed into the ground. They are all different also. They are placed in rows, however some get more sunlight then others, some get more water because the ground is heavier in places. Some produce a lot of sucker growth while others produce hardly any at all. They all came from seed from the same mother plant, but the environment of each is slightly different for all of them. My plan is for all of them to grow uniformly so that I can produce the same quality bonsai. I have to adjust my techniques to each of the unique trees. Sometimes the best plan is to adapt and change….

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