The Dublin Garden Club held its regular monthly meeting Oct. 8 in the home of Carolyn Tidwell with Carolyn and Janice Reeder as co-hostesses.
Their program was presented by Judith Robbins Lemons. Judith spoke on Indian Trail Marker Trees. Indians marked trees as a form of communication. One way they marked was to take a sapling, bend it, and tie a leather thong to it. As the tree grew, the leather thong would break, but the tree would be bent. They did this to tell others which way they were going. Or possibly, where they could find resources like water and food.
Different tribes marked trees in a different ways. Therefore, each tribe could tell if part of their tribe was communicating with them. Any of these trees still alive are sacred to the Indian tribes. If a tree qualifies, after initial research, members of the Comanche tribe will research further to determine if the tree is a marker tree and certify as such. At this point the tree can never be disturbed. These trees are centuries old and are usually an oak tree.
The club’s next meeting is Nov. 12 with a trip to see the new green house at the Dublin High School.
Anyone is welcome to join the Dublin Garden Club! Please contact President Mary Howard at 254-9773686 for more information.