Here’s the view out my back door this morning before I left for work. See the playhouse in the bottom right corner for scale.
And here’s what it looks like now:
When we moved into this house about 10 years ago, there were three Monterey Pine trees along with several other large trees. We had an arborist come out and look at them all and he said that the two Monterey Pines next to the house needed to come out before they started to drop enormous branches through our roof. When put that way, we said OK and took them out.
But the tree in the back, that was so lovely and offered great shade, still had a few years left on it, so we kept it. Until now.
And now our yard looks bleak and dusty to me. I know I’ll get used to it, but I’m kind of sad about it today.
Over the next few days they’ll be chainsawing down the rest of it and then grinding out the stump. Fortunately that is all very quiet work, so at least that is something. Oh wait.
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You’ll think the yard looks bare for a while then you’ll get used to it. It does leave a huge gap ey? But like you said at least it won’t land on top of your house.
Goodbye tree, I hope you get made into something pretty, not a fire.
I love trees so I am always sad when they fall over (happens fairly often here in winter) or are cut down for safety. What really irritates me is when they clear cut an area for a sub division! Can’t they leave a tree or two? I would hug your tree being a tree-hugger but I’ll do it in virtual reality……..hugs!! Snerk.
I hate having to cut down trees. Such guilt.
One look at that tree, and all I can think is cha-ching! Expensive$
You made the right call. It is brutal when they hit the roof.
That’s very sad. I myself am a big fan of trees, and I don’t think it would’ve crushed anybody. And please don’t correct me. Let me live with the dream.
At least you have pictures.
Our great-grandmother had a magnificent oak in her backyard, which spread its great arms over the rooftop, shading the whole house. When she died and our aunt moved into the house, an arborist told her it was going to crush the house. It was really sad, but she ended up putting a pond in where it had been. Not that that helps with shade. Especially yours.
Ah, well.
We cut down two trees in our front yard because they were allowed to over grow for decades. They were a hazard to the power lines, our driveway is dying, there are sewer & gas pipes nearby that were in jeopardy, as well the foundation of our house.
They were beautiful but if they had caused some huge disaster, it would be our fault. There are MANY more trees on and around our property and we’ll be planting more but they will be cared for as long as we are here and not allowed to turn into a nightmare.
Anyway my point is that – it is for the best but it can take years literally to find ways to replace what was there… it is weird for awhile.
As someone who’s had a really, really big tree fall on the house, you made the right call.
Think of it as new sunshine being let in or something.
I know exactly what you mean about missing the tree. I have a lovely pine tree outside of my bedroom window and it is generally the first thing I see in the morning and the last thing I see at night. I would miss it, too, if it was gone. But you’ll get used to all that extra sunshine. and that, too, is a boon.
Cheers!
I’d certainly miss it to, but hell it definitely beats having a tree fall into your house.
Will you plant another tree ?
wow, that’s a huge change. I’d be missing it too, I bet it was a very tearful goodbye.
We lost a birch early this summer … yes, sad, and now the bare spot. Can you plant a new one? Our new tree is arriving tomorrow.
I live in a very barren, desert area of West Texas where there aren’t many trees. I can see how it would grieve you to cut down such a magnificent tree.
But, yeah, I’m all for not having trees fall on the house.
Big trees are so lovely. But big branches falling from said big trees, not so lovely. We just moved into a house with immense tulip poplars in the back. I enjoy looking up at the majesty, but get a little nervous when the kids are skitting around underneath them.
You’ll get used to the view. I like Busy Mom’s suggestion. You’re bound to get more light!
Leave a bit of a stump and make a family totem pole out of it…symbols that represent your family history.
There must be such a void there now.
BUT, at least only ONE tree is gone. We lived on a wooded lot until the city decided to seize the land, cut down all the trees and put in a road.
So lucky for you, its’ just one tree. ;)
sweet merciful, those are some tall trees.
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