[rx]

Trees are not to be trusted, you know.

They’re shady a lot of the time.

[Theophilous Meatyard III]

And crooked.

[BradyLS]

Trees are not to be trusted, you know.

They’re shady a lot of the time.

True. But the root of the matter is that their bark is worse than their bite. They can be rather ferndly and outgrowing if given a chance.