There’s an old apple tree on our property that, without pruning, has grown into a full-size tree.
Whether from age or burrowing animals, the trunk is hollow near the ground, where it should be strongest. There is even a spot where daylight shows through a hollow area in the middle.
The funny thing is, it still produces what looks like a full yield of apples every year. From a distance, you’d never know anything was wrong. And yet we fully expect the day it finally tips over, because its foundation simply can’t support the weight forever.
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