<P> The tree was a major tourist attraction for fans of the film, although located on private property at Malabar Farm . The tree was part of "The Shawshank Trail" which features many of the film's iconic locations and attracts up to 35,000 visitors annually . The farm where the tree was located sometimes is a venue for weddings . </P> <P> On July 29, 2011, half of the tree fell due to trunk rot from ants after being hit by lightning . News of the event became viral, appearing in news outlets in the United Kingdom and India . The tree's fate was uncertain at the time, and officials were pessimistic about its chances of survival, but it was found to be alive . The tree was further damaged in July 2016 due to strong winds . The event caused a major increase in Internet traffic to the Mansfield and Richland County Convention and Visitors Bureau website and general interest in the Shawshank Trail . The remaining portions of the tree were cut down on April 9, 2017, by the property's current owner . </P> <P> Though the film is set in Maine, much of the filming took place in Mansfield, Ohio, and nearby locations . The oak appears near the end of The Shawshank Redemption when Red (played by Morgan Freeman) follows clues left by Andy Dufresne (played by Tim Robbins) to its location . Red finds a box buried at the base of a stone wall in the shade of the oak . The box contains a letter from Andy and cash to buy a bus ticket to visit him in Mexico . In the film, Andy describes the tree as "like something out of a Robert Frost poem". </P> <P> The oak has been described as among the most iconic trees in film history . </P>

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