Your Google-fu got the flu?
Is that what the plant drawing symbolizes? At first glance, it looks like a rough lined drawing of an Elm leaf. I used to see dozens of very old Elms back in Michigan, and you could set your calendar by the color or condition of their leaves.
I think the same feeling of ‘Appeal to Heaven’ could be achieved by showing a pair of upraised open palms, fingertips slightly cupped.
well that is not the original flag