Branch of learning

Tree of knowledge

Sir, – Eileen Bannan’s suggestion (Letters, June 21st) that each university graduate be presented with a young tree sapling to plant is wonderful.

Might I suggest an elderberry plant for mature students. – Yours, etc,

DAVID CURRAN,

Knocknacarra,

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Galway.

Sir, – I suspect many leaving university nowadays would approve of being presented with a tree to plant, while being sceptical of their prospects of ever owning a place in which they’d have the right to plant it. – Yours, etc,

BRIAN O’BRIEN,

Kinsale,

Co Cork.