Mourning the loss, and it's only just begun...
Our 50 years plus, 80' tall Ash trees have been devasted by the Emerald Ash Borer. They have to go. After noticing ominous cracking noises coming from a split tri-trunked behemoth arching close over our roof we heeded the tree expert's advice to temporarily vacate our home Sunday afternoon. Tuesday morning the first tree was felled.
This tree was too tall for a lift truck, so our tree removal expert climbed into the uppermost branches to begin whittling away a couple tons worth of tree...by hand.
This picture was taken from the drive near my mom's house. Our roofline shows through the trees between, you can just see it thanks to the snow. Enlarge the second image to see just how high he climbed!
The third image is taken from ground level, near the base of this tree. The chain saw hung from the climber's hip to keep his hands free to work the safety rope. The safety rope needed to be refastened once each branch fork was reached and passed.
Here's part of our line of sick trees and most of the mess from the first felled tree. The rest of the trunk will add a bit more to it when it's removed. The south hillside garden is under there...somewhere!
Removing these trees is going to be quite a process, but thanks to Bill and his fine crew of two, we are at least comfortably back in our home today.
I'll add more pictures as I get them. Right now I'm fully engaged in cleanup mode!
Spring planting??? I dunno...might get to it eventually.
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