This fir tree has brought lots of joy to our home. Shade. A place for birds to rest and frolic. Home to a squirrel family. However, it’s been years since it’s looked healthy. An oak sprouted in the shadow of the fir and has been growing strong. I’ve been pruning away some of the fir branches to give the oak room to grow. I knew it was time to take the fir down, but it’s always such a “thing” to get the chainsaw running.
But when Paul invested in a new battery-powered chainsaw, I knew the time had come.
There’s a new view of the pond. It feels a bit bare but I’ll get used to it.
The saying goes, “Grow where you’re planted,” so we will give this little oak a chance.
Here’s a short video clip of the action.
WHY IS HE cutting down the tree?
Yeah. Too big for my comfort.
Sometimes you have to do what’s best. There’s a new tree taking its place so no need to plant a replacement. Trees can become dangerous. A neighbour’s tree fell on our house a few years back causing roof damage. We get quite scary gales usually October and February. Lost six trees through disease and gales. The saddest was in October 2021 when we got up the folllowing morning to find the top 20 feet of our majestic sequoia had been torn off and carried ten metres into the forest, the opposite direction to the pond .. that would have been a disaster! The rest of the tree is still standing but it doesn’t look nice anymore.
It is always fascinating to see a tree being felled. I am amazed at how some people know how to do this. Last summer I took videos of a large pine being felled right next to our mountain cabin. It was a fire hazard, for sure.
I liked how you could hear the woman — was that you, the blogger? — say “Uh-oh,” but the tree cutter said, “Well, that worked.” 🙂 Different reactions!
The stories of trees seem like the stories of friends. Thank you for sharing.