Doesn't money come from trees?

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the only booboobear	in a way it does but if we could only grow the damn stuff 50s everywhere Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Julliette	the saying goes... money doesnt grow on trees. which holds a slightly different connotation to ...money doesnt come from trees. cos when you think about it, it doesnt grow literally on branches of trees, and thats what that saying is conveying. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Cat	I thought it did when I was a child but boy was I wrong! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Alex J	It sure does... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Val	Nice. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

steve	it may come from tree BUTit don,t grow on tree Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Megan	Actually, money (at least in the USA), is made from some sort of cloth, I think linen, not paper. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Judy	Cute - but paper isn't money until it's printed on by the mint, until then it's just paper, which DOES come from trees. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Horoscope G	Kind of looool! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

¡dulce niña!	good statement... it would be great to find a 100€ bill on a tree too... beso Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Eddy T	If those trees grow those structured products linked to Lehman Brothers money can be grown on them by dishonest means. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

♥ Donnie Darko ♥	uhm, if it did i would plant one in the garden. unfortunately it doesn't :( Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

tanika971	that's what my 10year old grand daughter said to me when i told her " Money does not grow on trees" Oh but it does nanny, what could i say lol Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

D	Good point. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Dan F	money is actually woven from cotton and linen (plant fibers), thus while money has a paper-like appearance, its woven-nature makes it more durable than paper from wood pulp or "leaves." so, no, money doesn't grow on trees. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

armus75	yes, money does come from trees though it doesn't technically grow on trees - that would be leaves. Unless you are a banker right now in which case, the trees are too slow with money being handed out all over from the federal government. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Bob M	technically it doesn't, money is made from cotton and linen, but the saying isn't referring to the physical. it means that you can just go outside an pick it off a tree when you need it, you have to earn it, its not just handed to you. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Powered by Detroit	It is made of trees but does not "grow" on trees Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ModelFlyerChick	No it doesn't. US currency is printed on rag paper that is a blend of 75% cotton and 25% linen. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No