It was killed by drought, root compression, carpenter ants and shot borer.
The crew I hired brought a giant bucket truck
The operator had to avoid hiiting the powerlines to the house.
The cutting began.
They brought a chipper - or as I call it-
a "widowermaker" to consolidate the fallen branches.
I don't know why it was clled Chuck, but they explained to me they had to pay a competitor to chip the bigger logs, and then the competitor sold the chips as mulch, making money twice off the deal.
Here's the tree stump frowning - so sad. I fed this tree, watered it and pursued the invading insects as best I could. One day, there were zero needles anymore.
They gound the stump as part of the deal. I dunno why but the stump grinder was named after a 17th century Dutch painter - Jan Vermeer
Carpenter ant damage:
Feats of strength were performed by the crew.
