rice crispy trees

at the start of spring  the people  of the dong village in Hubei province China feed cooked  rice to trees although litter  is known of the custom  the village elders slice the  trunks of fruit  and nut tree (like grapefruit  walnut or loquat tree) and place cooked rice on the openings in belief  that feeding the tree will help  them to bear more fruit.  from  a called book ripley  believe It or not