Location,
Home, CA
The 10 days
since my last post sure disappeared quickly.
Not a whole
lot to report this week. We have a very large Chinese Elm tree in our back yard
that is about 46 years old. Every year or so we spend lots of money to have it
trimmed. We have thought about having it removed years ago but realize that it
will completely change the looks of the back yard as well as remove the shade
on hot days.
However, the
tree completely covers our naval orange tree and the roots are now under the
house slab and into the garden area. Also, in the winter all the leaves fill
the rain gutters and cover our metal patio roof. When the wind blows it sounds
like rain on the patio roof.
Last week we
got an estimate from one tree service and will get another one tomorrow from
another service on the removal and stump grinding. It is not cheap! But it is
necessary. I am sure we will replace the tree with another but less invasive
tree at some point. Many of Clyda’s shade plants will suffer when the tree is
gone.
This is a very large tree. Consider that the shed behind it is 10 feet wide.
The trunk is about 3.5 feet in diameter.
The plan is
to have the tree removed while I am on gate guard duty at Rancher Visitadores.
With the RV gone they can back the chipper on the slab next to the house and
have easier access to the back yard. Some of those branches are huge.
Today we
attended a memorial service for a neighbor and friend who passed away on April
4th. Arnie was the one who asked me to work with him as a gate guard
for Ranchero Visitadores when I retired in 1995. Arnie had over 20 years on
gate guard duty.
