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On Killing a Tree ~Gieve Patel - Coggle Diagram
On Killing a Tree
~Gieve Patel
Usual Act of cutting a tree
Simple jab of knife
Result
Tree regrows itself out of discoloured bark
Consuming the earth
Rising out of lithosphere
Absorbing the nutrients from soil
Using solar energy, air and water
What happens after hacking and chopping the wood?
Bleeding bark will heal itself
Sap coming out of tree on cutting down has been compared to the bleeding of wound from the human body.
Curled green leaves sprout out
Miniature branches arise
After some time, becomes the size of former tree
How to kill a tree?
The most sensitive, hidden, white and damp part of tree which is the strength of tree
Has to be separated
After the action of heat and wind, the process of browning, hardening, tweaking and withering of tree is done.
Finally, the tree is killed
Central Idea
Don't cut trees
Preserve them
Treasure for future
Trees are equal to humans