The poem opens with the refrain which asks “ What does he plants who plants a tree “ and that sets the tone for the entire poem . We instantly realise that the poet is going to explain about the usefulness of planting a tree. However, the poet himself answers by stating that the man plants a friend of sun and sky by planting a tree.

A plant grows upwards and aims to reach the sun and the sky, so it is as if the sun and the sky het a new friend in a tree. Secondly, the tree needs sunlight and air to survive and finally the tree seems to be absorbing and healing the earth from the scorching sun giving an implication that the sun becomes friendly in the mild breeze. The poet here compares the leafy branches of the tree yo flag and the stem to the beautiful shaft of the flag that stands tall.

The plants act as a home for sweet singing birds high in the sky near heaven so he keeps the earth habitable for birds and helps in maintaining the ecosystem. In quite and happy twilight we can hear those birds chirping which is harmonious to heaven’s own tunes. In the entire stanza the poet inculcates the importance of trees in maintaining the beauty of the nature more over the use of words like ‘heaven anigh‘, ‘heavens harmony‘, and ‘towering high‘ is aimmed at giving an impression that the work of planting a tree is indeed a heavenly and glorious deed.

The finishing line of the stanza forms a logical hole with the opening line, one asking a question and teh other completing the answer, so the poet repeats the question to begin a new stanza and attempt to answer again in the subsequent limes. A tree will produce seeds and bud in future, years when pass silently the tree with remain there through its seed producing new trees . Trees are the main elements that make a plain area green and beautiful. So the poet describes trees as “ The glory of the plain “. Moreover today’s single tree may turn into a forest someday. So by planting a tree now the man plants a “ Forest heritage “.

In this stanza the speaker mentions that planting a tree today would give fruits in comming days. Our next generation would be delighted seeing so much vegetation and real it’s benefits. So the credit goes to teh man who plants a tree.

By planting a tree the man shows his love and loyalty for this earth his sense of live duty and his blessings on the neighborhood, all thus reflect in the ” Sap of and leaf wood “, in every cell of the tree.

By planting a tree the man directly or indirectly contributes the growth of a nation. The Capaitalisation in ‘His‘ indicates that the man who plants a tree is powerful and the destiny maker of a nation. The last line of the poem is very important as it talks about the mains heart his feelings , dreams and wishes behind planting the tree . This also poem title ‘ The heat of the tree ‘. Thus the poet Henry Cuyler Bunner ends up composing an uncommon peace of poetry in the heart of the tree out of a common end and talks about teh usefulness of planting a tree