Our neighbours, Gay, Sue and us have been concerned about a very tall top heavy eucalyptus tree opposite our units. The first gardener we had cut the lower branches off to provide more sun for our neighbour Gay, which I thought was silly. He should have cut the top branches off. Anyway he left the village and we have had a series of no good gardeners since, but now we have a good crew run by a female. During storms and windy days the tree would sway dangerously about and we were scared that it would fall on our units. So we asked the manager could it be removed. Well, to cut a tree down is so complicated these days. We have to apply to the local council for permission to remove a tree. So our manager did that months ago. Then council arborists had to inspect the tree to make sure it needs to go. Luckily, they were convinced that it was a danger to our units during storms. And we are getting more and more storms especially now and through the summer. Finally, the day arrived for the tree to be cut down. As it is just across the road from our unit we had front row entertainment for the morning. These guys are so clever and noisy. They had a mulching machine on site and chewed up the branches as they came down. I hope the photos show how tall the tree was and how good these guys were.
I saw the very tall trees in last week's storm, especially on the news. One huge tree along the main road fell over and smashed into the top of a passing car :(
ReplyDeleteThankfully the trees in our suburb stayed largely upright, but a lot of people DID acknowledge the warning.
It's sad to see trees cut down, but necessary in your case. Leaving the trunk in the ground might help wildlife.
ReplyDeleteVery competent, smooth operators. I see so many suburban homes with massive gums and think it is only a matter of time until damage is done. As you mention, the process of removal isn't simple and sadly is extremely expensive.
ReplyDeleteGood job done. Trees can sometimes cause accidents and even death if in the wrong place. All is safe there now.
ReplyDeleteWOW! That was really a process to get that tree down, but it did look like it could break in a storm. Glad they got that done for you all.
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Hello, Diane
ReplyDeleteIt is sad to loose a tree, but if it is dangerous for the homes it needs to go.
They did a great job! Take care, have a great week ahead.
somewhere on my blog, I have 4 trees that we did this to and I took photos just like you did... love watching the big machines and I do see why it was dangerous.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you got that thing cut down. It definitely could have caused a lot of damage.
ReplyDeleteYou certainly had front row seats to all the action.
Aren't those "loppers" fascinating? Dangerous work that they do with ease, or so it seems.
Great photos of the adventure.
Sue
Looks like a good job done. They seem to have no fear, those guys. I watched them cut branches off a tree opposite my old house. They climb really high!
ReplyDeleteOh wow Thats quite a job climbing in such a high tree. Good that you guys are safe now
ReplyDeleteA very good series of photographs.
ReplyDeletePleased that you are all safe now.
Happy November ... isn't the year flying by!
All the best Jan
And that is how you take down a tall tree! lol. I enjoyed seeing the process and I'n happy that you and your neighbours no longer have to worry about it falling on one or both of your units.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you were finally able to get it taken down. Trees are very scary in storms. We had one in our neighbor's yard that took our fence down during the last storm not so long ago. We also had a dead tree fall on our house before we moved in 35 years ago, and we also had a very tall one that died taken down too as we didn't want a repeat. We are looking at two others that need to go. We have to get permission from our Home Owner's Association, and three neighbors need to sign a paper to say it's okay we do that. These guys who take them down are very expensive, but they are worth their weight in gold considering the alternative.
ReplyDeleteA job well done, and much needed, Diane.
ReplyDeleteIt's quite impressive to see a large tree being felled. We had a huge weeping willow in our garden! Its roots stretched almost the entire length of the garden, right up to the patio. Your view is still beautiful !
ReplyDeleteStill a lovely wooded view and no more scary big tree to fall on your unit. We had to remove several of our enormous lodgepole pines after the logging operation in the National Forest because they were in danger of falling on the house whenever it was windy. Believe me, it was no easy matter to get permits from the town, but we finally did. I think those tree climbers must have nerves of steel and certainly no fear of heights!
ReplyDeleteWow! That was a tall and dangerous looking tree as I could see how high winds could topple it.
ReplyDeleteWe had a similar situation when we lived in VA and a tree actually fell over in a storm, luckily without damaging our home. It made our decision to remove an older one from the front yard easier.
ReplyDeleteHi. I'm new here. That chipper machine looks pretty cool to see in real life. We had giant black walnut trees in our yard and they got cut down but then were just left behind. It's not our land so we had no say in them leaving the trees fallen. That said, when the storms kicked up, the trees just felt scary before. Does feel better now. Cheers, Ivy.
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