Well, ya see, this oak had a rough childhood as a sapling. His momma dropped him too far away from her as a nut, and he grew up feeling like an outcast. Then he was picked on by the local kids who broke his main leader, so he had poor form. So you see, this was a deeply depressed oak. I tell ya, it's hard to look at when a poor neglected oak grows up bad. I guess it was just his time to 'leave'.