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It is not all bad news: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-11108453

Here is some information and pictures of oak wilt.

Words are not enough,seeing it in the flesh is like a spirtual experience,i am a local & it has the same effect every time i see it?

I was in Amsterdam last November but I'd completely forgtotten that this tree was there, otherwise I would've tried to have seen it. Now I'll never get another chance.

coincidently, I placed a virtual leaf on the tree from the website of the Anne Frank House just last weekend. From the time i was a little girl i was facinated with the story of Anne Frank and the horrors of WWII. In 2004 I had the honor of touring the annex and was overwhelmed with emotions while there as I "felt" the presence in the space of those that lived in captivity there. It is a sad day that this tree fell -- 66 years, 6 months to the day after the first entry of February 23, 1944... I pray they plant another in its spot to carry on the memory of Anne and the millions of others who lost their lives during one of the darkest marks on human history. A tree is a symbol of hope and strength and courage. It is a reminder to hold on when the injustices of this world come baring down and too many who walk upon the earth today are too "preoccupied" to notice or too concerned only with themselves to care... always, J