We had a huge globe willow in our back yard. It produced great shade for our neighbors and quite a bit of privacy for all of us. But it did a number on the fence (the roots were pushing the boards up, they were bowing, etc.)...ruining it in the process. There were sections of grass, underneath it, that did not grow--thus a muddy mess, and the tree also drops branches all over the place (you can see the pile below the tree to the left.) They also do not live long. So we decided to cut it down.
Going...
Going...
Gone...
Now you can see what a hole it leaves. This was after Jason fixed the section of fence to the left of the corner. The other section is being worked on now. Our neighbors are not too happy about it and we have heard subtle remarks about it. But better than one of the big branches falling on their house, car or child.
I wish we could plant another type of tree there, but we can't for a while...the nursery said that the root ball of the globe willow would cause it to die after a few years. We're trying to figure out how to make it more private too. Sad...
1 comment:
That tree was really cool so I can see why you will miss it. I think it is kind of funny that your neighbors make snide remarks about you guys cutting it down when they didn't have to deal with all the problems it was causing.
Jacob looked really cute in his tie!
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