India, Aug. 20 -- Delhi's Lodhi Garden is full of trees and monuments. One tree was itself like a monument. While it died a long time ago, it continued to stand, giving the park a haunting beauty. Park visitors would sit on the bench under it. Some weeks ago, the tree fell of its own accord. Days later, a spindly stalk was seen standing at the exact spot where the tree used to stand. It was probably hoped that the new plant might one day grow into a tree.

That stalk, too, is gone. Now, the spot has absolutely no sign of its recent arborous past.

It is a signal to shift our affection to another dead tree. This one is equally beautiful. It too is in Lodhi Garden. The tree is best seen from the vantage point of Athpula stone bridge, the on...