An ancient oak tree that has shaded everyone from the Crusaders to the Millennials is the latest victim in the struggle between humans and nature. The Jordan News Agency reported in May 2011, that a developer in Samou, a north Jordan village, recklessly excavated underneath the 750-year old tree. The digging decayed the oak's trunk and, despite efforts from the local agriculture department, the tree perished. The venerable oak served as a resting place for more than seven centuries worth of Ottoman Empire travelers, soldiers and merchants, who took advantage of the 540 square feet of shade the arboreal relic cast each afternoon.
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