Someone had taken the time to carve the trunk of the tree (since that was all that remained) into a flower planter. Of course this does not replace the grand tree that once stood in its stead ...

The tree's cascading scruff of leaves, which sit atop a twisty trunk, does indeed bear a resemblance to the Truffula trees in the book. In the story, the greedy Once-ler exploits Truffula trees ...