Happy 73rd Birthday dad! This is part present and salving my conscience for flying to Slovakia! Looking forward to a ramble or two. Love V x

Happy Father’s Day dad! Lots of love Vicky x

Happy Birthday David! Wishing you continued happiness, health and good cheer in the next decade! A tree from each of us, Rach, Pete, Finn and Rowan xx

Dear Dad and future Grampy, Happy Birthday! This is year is something a little different but then we know that you have so much care and love for this world and it seems very appropriate at this time. (Plus when you get home there will be something more traditional waiting for you) we love you lots xx

With many good wishes for your birthday and how wonderful that I can give a present to you and all the birds that aim at beards! Love Kerry

Best wishes for your birthday from Valx

As if you don't have enough trees !! At least you won't have to chop these! Much love Rosx

Happy 70th David! May all your trees grow and flourish :) Lots of love.

Dear David, Happy 70th Birthday! We know you have a special relationship to trees and we have greatly benefitted from it! Lots of love to you on your special day.

Dear David, Happy 70th Birthday! We know you have a special relationship to trees and we have greatly benefitted from it! Lots of love to you on your special day.

May this grove grow in recognition of the love and care you have shown, especially to the children who have crossed your path, including my son Alarik xx

May this grove grow in recognition of the love and care you have shown, especially to the children who have crossed your path, including my son Alarik xx

What wonderful photos of great adventures and costumes! Happy Birthday David!

What wonderful photos of great adventures and costumes! Happy Birthday David!

Congratulations David. Wishing you all the very best for your next decade. With love

Happy Birthday David A lovely way to celebrate your seventieth.

Happy Birthday David A lovely way to celebrate your seventieth.

Happy 70th Birthday. What a great idea. You can visit the trees on your golfing visits......

Happy 70th birthday and wising you many more years never far from trees.

Happy 70th David! With love from Sarah and Zoe

Happy 70th David! With love from Sarah and Zoe

Happy Birthday, David. Enjoy it all. xx

Happy Birthday, David, and lots of love!

When we first set out on life’s rich and varied fairways back so long ago in 1965 we had uncertain and luncharted futures ahead of us. As we reflect all these years later we have a cherished past now of largely fulfilled achievement as decent and kind human beings,husbands,fathers,friends. Happy Birthday David,Happy Times and as we joggle along-still sometimes together. Tim

Dear David - this seems a marvellous way to mark your birthday and add to an expanding forest. Perhaps as part of the arrangement a golf course can be laid out nearby from which you can keep an eye on the new trees. Love Peter and  Nikki  

For my brother and lifelong sparring partner, always there, caring, supportive and always wanting the best xx

For my brother and lifelong sparring partner, always there, caring, supportive and always wanting the best xx

Yes, compassionate and wise

Happy 70th David

Happy 70th David

Probably we should have insisted upon hickory trees

Probably we should have insisted upon hickory trees

Dearest David, you are a wise, compassionate and good friend and I am always glad you are in my life. David and I wish you a very happy birthday and many more to come - and hope we can see you soon. Dawn and David xx