PERSONALI-TREE: What’s your sign?

OK, so it’s the oldest pick-up line in the world, but each of us
certainly knows our astrological sign, right? But our friends at
the Bureau of Forestry, Elk State Forest, have devised a new system
to determine your “personali-tree” – different trees based on when
you were born.

Today, we pass along the list of dates and trees. Tomorrow and
Saturday, the explanation of your new “sign.” You can figure out
not just your horoscope, but your “hortoscope.”

By the way, we pass these along but can offer no explanation
about how they were developed or the reason some of the trees are
repeated throughout the calendar. Maybe somebody out there can
provide us with an explanation of their origin?

Jan. 1 to Jan. 11, the fir tree; Jan. 12 to Jan. 24, elm tree;
Jan. 25 to Feb. 3, cypress tree; Feb. 4 to Feb. 8, poplar tree;
Feb. 9 to Feb. 18, cedar tree; Feb. 19 to Feb. 28, pine tree;

March 1 to March 10, weeping willow tree; March 11 to March 20,
lime tree; March 21 (only), oak tree; March 22 to March 31,
hazelnut tree; April 1 to April 10, rowan tree; April 11 to April
20, maple tree;

April 21 to April 30, walnut tree; May 1 to May 14, poplar tree;
May 15 to May 24, chestnut tree; May 25 to June 3, ash tree; June 4
to June 13, hornbeam tree; June 14 to June 23, fig tree;

June 24 (only), birch tree; June 25 to July 4, apple tree; July
5 to July 14, fir tree; July 15 to July 25, elm tree; July 26 to
Aug. 4, cypress tree; Aug. 5 to Aug. 13, poplar tree; Aug. 14 to
Aug. 23, cedar tree;

Aug. 24 to Sept. 2, pine tree; Sept. 3 to Sept. 12, weeping
willow tree; Sept. 13 to Sept. 22, lime tree; Sept. 23 (only),
olive tree; Sept. 24 to Oct. 3, hazelnut tree; Oct. 4 to Oct. 13,
rowan tree;

Oct. 14 to Oct. 23, maple tree; Oct. 24 to Nov. 11, walnut tree;
Nov. 12 to Nov. 21, chestnut tree; Nov. 22 to Dec. 1, ash tree;
Dec. 2 to Dec. 11, hornbeam tree; Dec. 12 to Dec. 21, fig tree;
Dec. 22 (only), beech tree; Dec. 23 to Jan. 1, apple tree.