As the tree's long-time caretaker, Frank Knight--himself over 100--put it:
"It's been a beautiful tree. I'm sorry to see it go. But nothing is forever," Knight said. "It's pretty near my turn. And it's just a fact of life that life is going to end. And that's for people, for trees, for everything. I thank the good Lord every day that we had him in his glory and beauty for so long."It survived the odds for so long, and grew majestic and strong, sheltering many a person and witnessing much of history in Yarmouth, Maine. I'm sure they will miss the grand old tree very much. But some essence will continue in the wood, and a part of Herbie will live on in various new forms.
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