Nice plaque, but where is the tree?

Plaque on Knox Mountain, Kelowna

Trees are important in British Columbia. Just think back to Monty Python's Lumberjack Song, Michael Palin sings about them floating down, "the mighty rivers of British Columbia".

So, the "6 Billionth Tree" is not an unimportant milestone in forestry in the province. A lovely plaque, in a location with a great view.

View of the Peachland fire from Knox Mountain, Kelowna

We have a plaque, a lovely view, (Yesterday affected by a fire down the lake in Peachland), but what about the tree?

Plaque, but no tree on Knox Mountain

It appears that someone has either cut down or moved the tree. There does appear to be a small hollow just past the plaque where a tree might have stood at one time.

It just looks a bit pathetic.