In New Orleans in 1924, there was a golf course with a clubhouse. Behind the building stood a very old oak. One night, the clubhouse caught fire. Fire fighters arrived. Water capacity to douse the fire was limited. The clubhouse director instructed the fire crew to protect the tree. He could build another clubhouse but he couldn't build a 300-year-old tree. So, the hoses were aimed at the oak. The clubhouse burned to the ground. The tree survives.