When your mother, in a fit of frustration or mild annoyance, advises you to "go fuck up a tree." It's a whimsical way of suggesting you redirect your energy elsewhere or find a harmless outlet for any mischievous tendencies or is it?
She: "... and then she said that we could go shopping at the mall. And so I said, that sounds like a good idea. So she drove us there, but then we could not find a place to park so we decided to go get something to eat..."