Let me look upward into the branches of the flowering oak and know that it grew great and strong because it grew slowly and well.

The seeds of an oak tree rebuilds with stronger roots.

When a tree sways in the wind the weak branches fall off. The branches left behind help to keep a tree strong and help it keep its balance when it gets swayed again.

Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that it will grow better.

I see my trees repair their boughs

I saw a squirrel go in the big oak tree over there. That's his home. I'm worried that he won't be able to get out in time (before they cut the tree down).