Terminal meaning death, end meaning dead.
It's show over, dead or darn close to it, generally irreversible.
Another example but not so bad is the Anne Frank tree. But that one is a bit different coz it's large and there's targets about.
Stanley Park Hollow Tree in Vancouver is a 13m tall dead stump!
The Tree of Knowledge is dead. I say use the money on other trees and get a grip on death. They "cloned" the tree of knowledge though, big deal, so does most nurseries when they strike cuttings. Also seed banks are around. Not as though it was a rare and endangered or extinct species that needs mummification for a museum.
