Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Wood work

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Well the first installment of the tree trimming has been done. A liability of living here in an riparian forest, our oak trees require a lot of work. There are eight large oaks on our property, not to mention some smaller trees in the creek bed bordering our property.

We split the work up into two installments - one yesterday to fulfill the Fire Department's requirement on deadline, with a second job scheduled in July to further the health of the trees. So yesterday there was a crew of four or more guys climbing on our roof and through the trees.

After - can you see a difference?
But Yikes! Installment One was a lot more work than we thought!


They took out this dead limb yesterday. But there's still a lot more to do.


There's still a lot of dead wood up in the crown of this tree.
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6 comments:

  1. smalltownmeJune 20, 2012 at 8:57 AM

    I'm always telling my tree guy, don't worry, there will always be more work for you here.

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  2. ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©June 20, 2012 at 8:59 AM

    There's a person on the roof here in W.V. right now, fixing it because our huge trees drop branches on it regularly.

    Also, the front side of the roof had to have a complete shingle replacement, as moss growing on them is not conducive to long life. (The trees keep the house shaded, so the north side of the roof can get wet and stay that way for weeks.)

    But it's worth it to be up here in the woods.
    ~

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  3. Karen (formerly kcinnova)June 20, 2012 at 9:23 AM

    I have some boys who would love to be climbing in those trees!
    I'm dreading the day when we have to take down (lest it fall on our roof!) the Ponderosa Pine. It looks a little worse every month. Please don't tell me how much it costs to hire tree guys.

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  4. DeborahJune 20, 2012 at 2:49 PM

    Those oak trees are gorgeous.

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  5. GlennisJune 21, 2012 at 10:29 PM

    They are indeed gorgeous but they require a great amount of stewardship!

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  6. UnknownJune 23, 2012 at 7:09 PM

    Absolutely gorgeous tree. I can't imagine how difficult it is to trim that tree. WOW!

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