Det är nog en form av önskat träd .
[excerpt from wikipedia] A wish tree is an individual tree, usually distinguished by species, position or appearance, which is used as an object of wishes and offerings. Such trees are identified as possessing a special religious or spiritual value. By tradition, believers make votive offerings in order to gain from that nature spirit, saint or goddess fulfillment of a wish.
Vi kan anta att Jaime inte känner till traditionen och / eller det är inte vanligt. Det verkar som att trädet föregår bosättningen som har byggt sig nära det
Pennytree is situated near the Widow's Wash between two grassy hills known as the Teats. It is named for a huge old oak tree that grows by the duck pond, to which hundreds of copper pennies have been nailed.