While in hiding , Holocaust victim Anne Frank wrote in her diary about a tree . She said that it was the only thing she could see from where she hid and that if someone came to take it, they would be killed by its roots. The tree 's meaning will live on through distributed saplings grown from its chestnuts . Eleven sites in U.S. win saplings but will have to wait three years due to quarantine .
While in hiding , Holocaust victim Anne Frank wrote in her diary about a tree . The tree gave her hope about life , but now it is dying outside the secret annex . The tree 's meaning will live on through distributed saplings grown from its chestnuts . Eleven sites in U.S. win saplings but will have to wait three years due to quarantine .