Oakmont Sands looking for symbol or icon logo

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Hi there. I am looking for a logo design for a new startup company.
The company name is "Oakmont Sands".
The design we had in mind is a round logo incorporating an oak tree, on top of sand dunes. But we will welcome any new ideas or interpretations of that.
We are looking for a fairly simple graphic, bold and easily recognisable.
To give a bit of background, the name is about an Oak Tree growing out of Sand, somewhere that it would not normally grow.
It is a British Insurance company (hence Old English Oak), with ties in the Middle East (hence Sands). But does international business also so I don't want anything region specific, I just wanted to give a bit of background.
The company name is not important to include in the design, I would prefer to keep the logo and text separate.
If you are using a Tree or leaves in the design, make sure it looks like an oak tree or is generic, (just not something that is clearly a pine or spruce tree!).
Please feel free to ask any questions for clarification on anything.
Many thanks in advance for your submissions,
Kind Regards,
Phil.
***update***
Thanks for all the designs so far. They are all good but not quite what I am looking for. I have uploaded some images I have found.
I am looking for a simple Icon logo. Preferably circular.
I'd like quite a simple shape. I think tree branches work better than an outline of a leafy tree.
There is a logo I've attached that has a similar rounded shape tree with branches. I think there are too many branches in this logo but it give you an idea of what I was thinking. I'd like something with a similar branch shapes to the ice icon (simple, chunky). Maybe a cross between the two.
Also, I need to incorporate sand dunes into the logo. I've done a very bad sketch of what I had in mind.
The attached files are just to give you an idea. Please don't just copy them exactly ^^
**please do not use my sketch as a template, my drawing skills are terrible, it is just to give you an idea of composition**
Thanks again I look forward to your submission.
Kind Regards,
Phil.
Updates
Project Deadline Extended
Reason: I have extended the deadline as I have not quite had what I am looking for yet. I have updated my brief to try to be more specific in what I am looking for and look forward to any new submissions.
Added Thursday, November 27, 2014
Target Market(s)
The target audience will be insurance people, so the design needs to be fairly simple to understand!
Industry/Entity Type
Business
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Requirements
Must have
Nice to have
- A tree or some abstract concept of a tree.
Some kind of Sand or Sand dunes.
Should not have
- Please do not use my sketch of a tree as a template. My drawing skills are terrible (which is why I need your help!), it is just to give you an idea of composition and layout.