The Real Deal

well, to an extent

                                              Pachira Aquatica. 

“For years I answered my kids’ requests with, ‘Do you think I’m made of money?’—only to discover, in retirement, that I finally understand the question. If money really did grow on trees, I’d be out back with a lawn chair and a watering can.” ~joe miller

There it stands in the photograph. . .lush, green, confident. The label beneath it reads: Pachira Aquatica.

Yes, there really is such a thing called a money tree.