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We Say Good Bye to an Old Friend

5/15/2014

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Pine TreeThe Family Pine Tree
The tall, stately pine tree in the front of our house has gone away. While the tree was healthy and solid, it was just too big and too close to the house. So, at the age of about 40, its time had come.

When we moved here some 33 years ago, this tree was one of a cluster of three little pines, all planted extremely close to each other. They were so close together that they really were not thriving. One died, and then there were two. 

It didn't take much more time to figure out that even the two trees were not going to do well so close together. So one weekend out came the saw and the axe. And then there was one. 

That's all our one pine tree needed -- a little breathing room. It absolutely thrived, growing taller and stronger year by year until it towered over our home. It is an old friend that has stood sentinel in the front of the house for many years. But like Linda and me, it was time for this wonderful tree to retire. 

So what took forty years to grow, was completely dismantled in about 2-1/2 hours. The little slide show below shows the progress from tree to flat spot on the lawn.

When you cut down a 60 foot tall tree, you end up with a lot of tree stuff in your yard that has to go somewhere. Where? Well, it gets turned into mulch in very short order as you can see below.
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The tree parts go in here...
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...And they come out here.
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Kimberton Jim
5/16/2014 03:37:49 am

Sorry to hear of your recent loss in the front yard ! Not too surprised since they always say "Everything in Texas is big", After reading the OBITS in the Phila. Inquirer this morning I don't get too upset about your loss! At our age we only plant annual flowers with big blooms!

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Gretchen Rogers
5/16/2014 04:52:28 am

trees are so awesome, hate to see any of them go, teared up at the video, hope there are lots of perfect, big trees in Heaven!!

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Pam Clack
5/16/2014 06:56:46 am

Our old Sugar Land house had 2 comparable stately pines in the front. We wondered with each threat of hurricane if they would stand or come toward the house. They stood. Wonder if they're still there. Gotta love those arborists. Daring and dangerous work.

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Gina
5/16/2014 11:22:02 am

You do get a lot of mulch, don't you? We had to take down a tree that tornadic winds ripped up and I didn't have to run out and buy mulch this year. Sorry the tree's gone, but better than it landing on the house!

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