Grandpa Never Let Anyone Near Tree, Then His Family Finds Out Why

Granddaughter Elise

Elise, his oldest granddaughter, remembered the warnings. As a child, she loved the garden and the tree’s scent, but Grandpa’s voice always became firm near the oak.

He stepped between her and the trunk, gently saying it was never to be touched. That rule stuck with her all the way into her adulthood.