The Stump
It is quite unfortunate that we have to speak of this tree in the past tense. But, that’s just the cycle of life, if you can’t get to the root of your problems, then inevitably you are going to get stumped – no trial whatsoever. If you can’t fend for yourself anymore, then your relatives are better off without you.
It’s simple, once a tree succumbs to old age or can no longer get the nutrients it needs, then it dries up till its passing. What happens next is the tree gets cut down for a new tree to grow. This might seem a little dark but I guess death is inevitable even for “Non-living” species.