Cornered by Mike Baldwin for May 10, 2024

Today, it is much more "trunk"ated.

Not be treediculous!

Basically the moment you bought it.

With that root system, it didn’t have a chance. What did you plant it in, 6 inches worth of dirt over 10 feet of concrete?

Yeah, but this tree is 42 years old, so it’s covered. Right?

Tornadoes are not covered

Act of God? Definitely not covered.

he should’ve gotten an extended warranty…

… I swear! I was just standin’ there doin’ nuthin’… and that sucker just fell right over!!

Whenever I buy a planting I also ask if they sell the hole it goes in.So far, no holes for sale.

But this one’s too small. I want to trade it in for a bigger tree.

The price for that tree 50 years ago was $5. He can have it in exchange for all the wood.

Always great art and color-shading, Mike — thanks for sharing your gift of art-and-grin with us!

You’re barking up the wrong tree. :)

He had trouble fitting it in his trunk.

I think we’ve got to the root of the problem, the roots are too small.

I hate when that happens

Who keeps a receipt for 40+ years? Someone cheap enough to want the $5 they spent on that sapling in 1980-something. :o)

Helluva cart, not to mention that old fart’s strength!

If you count the rings, you will see this tree is 41 years old.

But was it a lifetime warranty, and I am still alive.

He obviously hasn’t been there in awhile.

Did a giant fall down when that beanstalk came down?

Going out on a limb here, but he’s barking up the wrong tree. He needs to take it to the branch office. Any sap knows that’s knot the right place.

Bawahahaha! I laughed out loud on this one :)