[Martin Tell]

Did you hear about the killing of an ancient tree in Britain late last year? The legend was that the tree was originally planted by Joseph of Aramathea.

I don't understand all these tree killings. I'm not a tree-hugger, but sometimes we do need the Lorax, or even better, a group of angry Ents.

[Arrowhead1952]

No, I didn't hear about that last year. I inherited part of the land about 70 miles east of Austin where I grew up. The part next to SH 21 used to have ruts from the Old San Antonio Trail in the clay.

There is an old Pin Oak between the old trail path and the highway that was called The Hanging Tree. Its trunk is about 6 1/2 feet in diameter. I hope on one ever poisons that tree.