So part of the charm of our little yellow house has been the trees. However, they were 100 yrs old and every time the wind blew we lost a lot of branches. The front tree had a whole in it about 5 feet up on the trunk that I could stick my hand in and not feel a bottom to it. We worried every time the wind blew that they would fall on the house. There were three of them. All withing in about 6 feet or less of the house. They were also half dead from lack of water. There was 2 ash and 1 elm.
So we called for a tree trimmer/remover to give us a bid! Holy Moly!! EXPENSIVE! But he was pretty sure that at least two were hollow and the third was headed there. SO out they came!!
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Trees before:
Trees coming down:
You can see how rotten there were inside. We actually had him cut a couple of thin rings for us. We will make something fun out of them. Maybe a picture frame or wreath. We did not cut these centers out. They were that way.
We also had him remove another dead tree on the west side and trim two more that weren't beyond saving.
😞😞😞😞 It seems so bare and has definitely lost some of its charm. We will plant new trees next spring but.... I don't have 100 years to grow them!!
Oh, so sad! Those pictures showing the hollow log are crazy!
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