13 I looked up at the Chicozapote tree closest to us and wondered how a little boy like me could take care of it. It was so tall – over 100 feet tall! I knew the tree was very old since Popi said they can live over 300 years. I wondered if my great-great- grandfather had cared for this tree when it was a sapling. My father saw me looking up. “It is time to start,” he said. “This tree is ready.”