Death of an Old Oak
The oak tree this May. From my Twin Oaks in May post last year. Obviously, this tree is in decline but I had no idea it was so close to death.
Last year I blogged that this photo seemed to have "a power" about it. This year that old oak tree is dead. It makes the fifth large tree I have lost in my small woods in the past three years. Such things are natural, of course. Under-story trees and shrubs can now take advantage of the new sunlight and grow more lush and tall. But, in 28 years here I have never had so many older trees die out so closely together. As a "Steward of the Wood," this troubles me.
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