She lived to see the camphor trees sway in the wind, and spent her latter years enjoying their shade. After she died, Wu's brothers wanted to sell off the farm. But to honor his mother's wishes that the trees be protected, Wu and his two sons bought out his brothers 'shares. They decided to turn two hectares of farmland into a man-made forest.
母親過世後，旅居美國的哥哥、擔任公職的弟弟都想賣掉祖田，但為了實現母親造林保護環境的遺願，吳晟和兩個兒子分期付款，收購了兄弟的持分，並決定在自家佔地兩甲（1 甲約 3,000 坪）的農田上大規模造林。