Hollow Tree

Honestly, I’m not sure what the big deal is. It’s an oddly big and hollow tree. You can see hollow trees in nature all the time as there are always in some sort of state of decay or rot if they’re not alive. This is nothing special and would be more impressive if it were a live tree that was still flourishing whilst being hollow. There is a metal substructure holding the wood together and upright. It’s a remnant of the past & a dead upright lower trunk of a tree. You can see trees of this size in the redwood forests in California and maybe even the large spruces in the Hoh Rainforest. Granted it’s been around since grass began to grow (more than 700+ years old) but I feel like it’s nothing but a place for free photos op. It was slightly nice to read the informational placard nearby dealing with the history of the tree and how it’s always been a tourist destination because apparently people don’t see big trees often. I can say I’ve seen it though.

Great location to take a picture

Hollow Tree. Happy Birthday! …ISH…
I understand you are some 700+ years old. I suppose at your age not much excites you anymore, you probably don’t mark the days or the weeks or the months. And birthdays and holidays probably don’t do much for you. But everyone else seems to think you are pretty special. They continue to visit and take pictures and remark at how wonderful you are, as they look around in awe and amazement.
You are over 700 years old Hollow Tree. SEVEN HUNDRED! That would be something remarkable in its own right if you weren’t also this gigantic monster of a lower trunk of a tree that has hollowed out and stands as one of the oldest tourist attractions in the area. People have been visiting you for heaven knows how long but you were certainly the focal point in 1888 when Stanley Park opened. Just think, Hollow Tree, that’s 124 years ago now. You were not quite 600 years old then. Oh how times have changed, Hollow Tree. How times have changed.
You’ve changed too. You got so tippy a few years ago that everyone thought you were going to fall over. Everyone was up in arms about what to do. Some people wanted to just put you away somewhere and not let you remain where you’ve been for so long. It’s not right Hollow Tree, how we treat our elders these days. Disrespectful. But it all worked out in the end. You stand where you’ve always stood. People continue to love you, you big hunk.