This Spring it was discovered that the 'mighty oak' standing in the front yard at Mom's is dead. Just prior to when I received this news, I was googling "How do I determine the age of an oak tree without cutting it down?' . Guess I won't have to worry about that scenario anymore. Mom has spoken with a man who saw the dead tree and stopped to give an estimate. He estimates the tree is around 200 years old, and gave a reasonable $ estimate to take it down too. However, he would need to fall the tree.....on the Lilac bush.....woooo that doesn't set well with Mom. And rightfully so, that bush is really old too. What about the English Walnut? If the limbs aren't stripped off the oak first, they might take out the English Walnut on the way down....that wouldn't be good either.The oak was damaged when the pine tree was struck by lightning and that top broke limbs off the oak....now the Lilac might be smushed too, and the English Walnut damaged? Sounds like somebody has lined them up and the dominoes are toppling. All from one lightning strike!
It will make great firewood; but hopefully, another estimate of how to get it down (like 'taking it down' instead of 'falling it') will leave the rest of the 'scenery' unharmed.
4 comments:
Take a deep breathe Mom, there are people who will climb the tree and cut it down branch by branch, they just need to be found.
My sentiments exactly! And, I think your brother might know somebody (or somebody he knows might know somebody). At any rate, nobody wants to see any more damage to the yard and nothing is going to be done until Uncle Phil gets back home so there is time to check with others.
Quack, quack, quack....all ducks in a row!
How about your son and my father? Why are we talking to "a guy" when you have many around??
Are you volunteering Jordan?
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