The Once-ler, a ruined industrialist, tells the tale of his rise to wealth and subsequent fall, as he disregarded the warnings of a wise old forest creature called the Lorax about the ...

The guest is in a green tuxedo, white boots, and a green top hat similar to the Once-ler’s outfit from “The Lorax.” It’s unclear if they are purposefully dressed as the Once-ler or if they ...

When he learns of her wish to see a real tree, Ted seeks out the Once-ler, a ruined old businessman ... the land over the protests of the Lorax, Ted is inspired to undo the disaster.

"A tree falls the way it leans. Be careful which way you lean." The Lorax character prophetically warns the Once-ler in the movie that he should lean away from greed, lest he destroy the planet.