Someone in Oakland turned a freshly cut tree stump into a tribute to the children's classic "The Giving Tree." IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

Commenters remarked on what “The Giving Tree” story meant to them. “Am 60 years old and this book still makes me cry every time I read it,” one person commented on Instagram .

I am very tired.” “Well,” said the tree, straightening Herself up as much as she could, “Well an old stump is good for sitting and resting. Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest.

Or maybe a quote from the Shel Silverstein classic "The Giving Tree": "An old stump is good for sitting and resting. Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest." ...

The closing lines of Shel Silverstein’s bittersweet children’s classic, “The Giving Tree,” have bestowed Internet fame on a tree stump near Oakland’s Lake Merritt.