Unfortunately all have to go for some construction we are getting ready to begin. We will be adding a room onto the front of the house (the left side will be extended out into the front yard). We are also gutting and remodeling the kitchen. And adding skylights to the dining room.
The two giant evergreens have to go. Each is only feet from the house. One would be in the middle of the new room. The other is tearing up the sidewalks and new driveway. Why were they planted mere feet from the house?
My favorite tree was the Silver Maple. We may have been able to leave it, but it had been tearing up the sidewalk for years. And we'd have to take many big roots during excavation of the new room. It would likely make the tree unstable. And in the wind storms we get here routinely, that is not a good thing. I wouldn't think it such a beautiful trees if it were laying on my flattened car.
And the Ash. That poor ugly ash tree has never had a chance, nor has it recovered from a lot of abusive pruning when it was young (before we were here). It had to go just because it's so awful.
Happily Dave wasn't home for this. It was traumatic enough for him to just see the moonscape when he returned. A crew of three guys swooped in and removed all four big trees in record time - maybe two hours?. It was fast and it was cool. Why is it so neat to see controlled destruction? Neighbors were out all around watching them work.
They climbed the Maple to take it apart before pulling the middle section down. Same with that pathetic Ash tree. The two evergreens were simply felled. I couldn't help but yell "timber" as they came down with enormous 'thumps'. I got video of one going down. I'll try to load it - hopefully the software will allow that so check below in case it works. (tried to upload it for two straight hours. fail. sorry).
The house looks like new construction - no greenery. At the end of the work, we will add back a tree - placed well - for birds and shade and beauty. I'm looking forward to that.
So, look forward to lots of before/after/construction/frustration/happiness blogs in the near future. Construction has a way of doing that!
Before. A yard with four big mature trees. 
All too close to the house.
Unfortunately all have to go for some construction we are getting ready to begin. We will be adding a room onto the front of the house (the left side will be extended out into the front yard). We are also gutting and remodeling the kitchen. And adding skylights to the dining room. 
The two giant evergreens have to go. Each is only feet from the house. One would be in the middle of the new room. The other is tearing up the sidewalks and new driveway. Why were they planted mere feet from the house? 
My favorite tree was the Silver Maple. We may have been able to leave it, but it had been tearing up the sidewalk for years. And we'd have to take many big roots during excavation of the new room. It would likely make the tree unstable. And in the wind storms we get here routinely, that is not a good thing. I wouldn't think it such a beautiful trees if it were laying on my flattened car.
And the Ash. That poor ugly ash tree has never had a chance, nor has it recovered from a lot of abusive pruning when it was young (before we were here). It had to go just because it's so awful.
Happily Dave wasn't home for this. It was traumatic enough for him to just see the moonscape when he returned. A crew of three guys swooped in and removed all four big trees in record time - maybe two hours?. It was fast and it was cool. Why is it so neat to see controlled destruction? Neighbors were out all around watching them work. 
They climbed the Maple to take it apart before pulling the middle section down. Same with that pathetic Ash tree. The two evergreens were simply felled. I couldn't help but yell "timber" as they came down with enormous 'thumps'. I got video of one going down. I'll try to load it - hopefully the software will allow that so check below in case it works. (tried to upload it for two straight hours. fail. sorry).
The house looks like new construction - no greenery. At the end of the work, we will add back a tree - placed well - for birds and shade and beauty. I'm looking forward to that.
So, look forward to lots of before/after/construction/frustration/happiness blogs in the near future. Construction has a way of doing that!
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