As unfinished, Woodward would not have written or commented in his artwork diary. All the works of art were framed for their preservation in 2017.
This drawing most closely resembles Three Friends, however, from a different angle. It looks as if the third "friend" is behind the center tree putting the vantage point more to the right of Three Friends.
"... A painting of the three gnarled old maple trees along the stone wall of the flat on the Heath Burnt Hill Road, just beyond the cellar hole of my Heath Pasture farm. Grass grown roadway, three dark maple boles against a stone wall..."
This incomplete artwork was found in a forgotten shipping crate stored in an attic, as seen below, along with twenty other pieces. The crate is in excellent condition and is a wonderful example of how RSW shipped his paintings about the country to exhibit in various shows.