Nice! I like where you took the story. I wonder if anyone will write a sequel and keep the red tree alive? :)

This is beautiful.

Quite lovely, gives an almost eerie purpose to the dream as a portent or beckoning.

I agree with THX 0477 . Lovely, indeed. I like where you went with the original. Fabulous job.

I liked the personification of the tree, even each of its leaves, as well as the eeriness of the opening paragraphs.