Two other experts said that the joinings are weak on this sort of tree and that the limbs are just going to keep coming down. You see the tree is really, really big.
This is a picture from the front of my little house.. the tree in the back, in the middle.. that's the one in the back yard.
This next one shows how much of the back yard is covered in tree. And our neighbor's roof is right on the other side of the play structure. So two houses and 7 (soon to be eight) children and 3 dogs and 3 cats at risk here.. Not counting the adults.
But she is so beautiful, and her colors in the fall are second to none in all of the neighborhood. We won't get pictures of this, as we will be taking her down as soon as the tree crew can fit us in. Right now the kids have been told the back yard is off limits, and that is just sad. I may have to spend some time in my swing, just to say goodbye (Lord help me, that just brought tears to my eyes. It really did.) I told the boys that we will build something to hold the swing (I need it man!) until the new tree that we plant gets big enough for it. We won't be able to plant until next spring at least, as the crew won't grind the stump until then.
I don't even know how to end this post. I am not really torn about this. It has to come down, we are so lucky that no one has been hurt.
However, it feels a lot like "Your arm has to come off.. that or you die" and that is just not news anyone wants to deal with. I'm wondering if I will have phantom pains for my tree.
2 comments:
Awww, what a sad day. Having an old tree in your yard is kind of like having your granddad around and knowing you can go and chat with him about anything at any time and he's not going to judge you about it.
Build a swing holder for the swing paint it wild and crazy colors to perk ya'll up and plant your baby tree in the spring. And one day soon it'll grow up to be strong enough to take over swing duty for the grand babies that will be visiting you! ;-)
We had to cut down one of our old oaks, and I cried. Literally cried.
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