The Red Oak The sinewy roots rise from the forest floor to form strong columns which buttress the massive trunk of the trustworthy oak. It is the protector of the forest, somber and steadfast. Its powerful, outreaching limbs provide sanctuary and nurture for the creatures of its realm. Theme: Nobility, Service My son, Noah, an engineer and builder wants a tree with a big cleft. The fissure represents experience with healing. He still seems too young. I advise him, “Just wait if one of your bridges falls down. Deal with that problem and then you can deserve your mature oak caricature, and be an even better engineer and servant leader”.