>>6105537>WIZARD OXFORDThe denigration and discrimination at Oxford is so thorough and deeply rooted, they even cut down trees if they are black
https://www.tolkiensociety.org/2014/07/tolkiens-favourite-tree-to-be-cut-down/(2014 July)
>The Oxford Botanic Garden has announced that its large black pine (pinus nigra), one of Tolkien’s favourite trees, will be cut down for safety reasons.>It is often said that the black pine inspired the ‘ents’ in Lord of the Rings, and it may be he liked the tree and saw something it in that inspired Treebeard (...) 