A dead tree is read as an ending, or as something that no longer feeds you — a role, a hope or a bond. Dream books see it as a cue to let go, not as an omen.
Does the traditional reading fit your dream, or did it mean something else to you?
My Cosmic Code has a private dream journal. Write a dream down and the app picks out the symbols in it, shows what dream books say about them and, over time, which words recur across your entries. The journal is stored on your device only.