Anne Frank's Chestnut Tree to be Cut Down

"From my favourite spot on the floor I look up at the blue sky and the bare chestnut tree, on whose branches little raindrops shine, appearing like silver". Sorry, you can kiss your chestnuts goodbye:

Netherlands (AP) - The ancient chestnut tree that comforted Anne Frank while she was in hiding during the Nazi occupation of Holland must be cut down, the Amsterdam city council said Tuesday.

The diseased tree in the courtyard behind the canal-side warehouse where the Frank family took refuge for more than two years has been attacked by an aggressive fungus and a moth, called the horse chestnut leaf miner. Experts estimate the tree's age at 150-170 years.

Wouldn't it be bizarre if it turned out that the fungus and moss was actually German?

Although losing the chestnut tree is sad, there is good that has come out of bad:

The museum, where the tiny apartment has been preserved, said grafts already have been taken and a sapling from the original chestnut will replace the once-towering tree.

A happy ending. Now kiss me, you fool.

Let's be frank, I loved that tree.