There were two old redbud trees in our back yard when we bought our house over twenty years ago. One of them already looked a little scraggly, and had been chopped on to keep it out of some wires going to the house.
Over the years, the trees looked a little less healthy each season, with dead branches and strange-looking areas in the bark.
Finally this year we reached the decision to take them out. This was not an easy thing for us to decide. However, their removal means more sun on that little spot, and we would like to grow some native plants, especially ones attractive to the bees, butterflies and birds. So I said my farewells a couple of days ago, we made the arrangements, and the deed was done yesterday afternoon.
The way they looked earlier this week.
This is Doug of Klutman Tree and Lawn Service. He's the old guy, and the boss. He had that big branch on the ground before I grabbed the camera.
That's where it came from, alright.
No going back now.
Doug up a tree like he likes it up there. His helper Tyrell is watching and throwing ropes and pulling on branches and wires and waiting to catch Doug if he falls out of the tree.
Doug--I'm sure he
knows all the safety rules, I'm just not so sure he
follows them. The saw is like an extension of his arm.
Doug climbs down out of the main tree; most of the big one is down now.
Tyrell makes shorter pieces. Doug is saving some for firewood to sell.
Tyrell packs the trailer and keeps cutting.
Not much else to say.
Remainders.
Pretty, still.
Almost packed up; the standing trunks are still there now.
Going.
Doug will come back to take down the standing trunks and collect his firewood. I'll get a picture of the final area later today; I went to a poetry reading.
OK, back today to add the final views:
How bare it looks now! This is going to take some getting used to. Edit: And needs a much brighter picture, I'll fix this later.
The stump of the larger tree, where there were multiple trunks grown together.
A little bit of sawdust.
The smaller trunk.
