The Loneliest Tree in the World

An ancient tree species is down to its last specimen ... a male.

In 1997, the London cycad was moved out of Palm House (it isn't a palm) and planted in a bed along with other South African plants at Kew Gardens. Seven years later, in 2004, for the first time ever, it produced a bright orange/yellow male cone. It can still do what it has to do.
But it can't do it alone.

At Opine, we encourage and promote that children are raised, when, possible considering the situation, by the two people who created them in a low conflict home of love, support, and tolerance.

Single parents are the first to tell you their situation is not ideal. But that doesn't mean they don't deserve our support and admiration for all the work they do. We should all look to help single parents wherever we can, in our neighborhoods and communities.

And singles, those not married, deserve admiration and support too. Many people imagine a life of freedom when they think of singles. But for most of the singles I know, that is a poor consolation prize for the ability to have someone to build a family with. There are a great many things that can only be accomplished with such resources of time and money, and they are needed. And hopefully any that want to join with someone to cultivate our natural abilities to create families will be able to find that path.