Shrubs and trees needed attention – heavy trimming or removal. The property was in very good shape when we moved here almost nine years ago, but the weeping cherry tree got away from us. John cut a few large limbs over the years, and David removed one last year. Every summer I hacked my way through the dangling branches so that people could walk along the gravel path. Despite several trimming sessions each year, I couldn’t keep the walkway clear. Before the tree got a nasty name like the Wicked Wisteria did, we decided it had to go. I watched Jeremy’s deft movements and heard the saw do its job. As the tree fell, I had not one regret. The rhododendron and lilac bushes had been bullied and overpowered by the cherry, and they certainly had reason to cheer.
With great pleasure, I saw Jeremy use his nifty machine to pick up the tree, parade it around the house, and put it gently on his truck. His wife was standing by me, and you may be able to see his two-year-old son in his lap. Young Hudson loves to “work” with his dad.
This photo shows the stump, the path, and the two plants that are now relaxing their limbs after years of crowding.
The Wicked Wisteria is in the center of the photo. Doesn’t it look like it is sticking out its tongue at me?
Mehrling Muse 
A death in the family…
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It felt more like murder. I should have asked the tree man’s advice, because he might have been able to prune the tree better than we did.
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We had two palm trees removed from our yard a few weeks ago. They were 70 feet tall and my heart was in my throat every time someone shimmied up there to cut away the dead branches (a yearly task that cost $300). They weren’t really supplying shade, but they were becoming a real liability. I hate to remove a tree, but sometimes it’s the best thing to do. That corner of our yard looks naked.
Luckily, your yard just looks more lovely!
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I don’t like removing trees, either. Last year I began to be wary of two Bradford pear trees after one lost a large branch that barely missed the house.
I’ve never lived with a palm tree and didn’t realize the upkeep would cost so much.
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I assume it didn’t produce fruit Anne?
So,..seeing as how it was a Cherry tree was George Washington around?
Also, did it answer the question…If A Cherry tree falls in Anne’s garden, did the neighbours hear it?
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Supposedly it was an ornamental tree. It NEVER bloomed well, just produced a couple of blooms on a few branches.
You are knowledgeable about our folklore!
I don’t know that neighbor Joyce heard the tree fall, but she noticed it was gone and commented on it.
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It looks so good!!!!! And I have to admit I love his son’s name 😀 Is he also called Hudi?
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I asked that after telling her we had a Hudson relative. She sometimes calls him Huddie.
I said to Shawn that I have a grand nephew with that name, and she said she does, too!
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Sounds like everyone is breathing better!
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That tree was crowding my life, obstructionist that it was. I’m loving the empty space.
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Some things just have to go. I too have a wicket wisteria and am having a hard time making the final decision to chop it down. It is so pretty when in bloom but turns into something out of jarisic (sp) park the rest of the season. You did good. Now look at that beautiful tree behind..
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Well, what’s done is done.
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At least your Wicked Wisteria blooms! We had one cluster of blooms in eight years.
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It didn’t do very well this season..weather just hit too hard at the wrong time but usually it is beautiful..but…timing it every few weeks just so we can walk is just more work I could be putting into the flowers. If I haven’t mentioned befor..go check out GROWINGKINDNESSPROJECT. My flowers don’t look like there’s yet but maybe someday.
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The yard looks so much more open without the cherry tree. Great call to take it down!
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I adore weeping cherries, but only if they bloom well in the spring. Sounds like yours wasn’t happy either, so sometimes things just have to change. Maybe your rhodos will bloom with the added light. Your wisteria looks contained, does it bloom? I’d love one of those, and I have the perfect spot for it, but I never seem to get one at the right planting time.
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The weeping cherry bloomed grudgingly, not enough to notice. I never took a photo of it.
The Wicked Wisteria had one bloom in eight years. It continually sends out roots underground, so I cut them when they are coming back at me from the pasture. It’s an insidious plant.
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How amazing it is to see your video!!! Talk about another world! So glad you have such helpful neighbors!!!!!
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Jeremy, the tree man, is a good friend of Shawn and Bob’s son. I love to watch him work.
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We have trees in our backyard that keep growing into the electrical wires, but I love redbud so I don’t have the heart to cut them down. So we have some talented tree people that keep them well trimmed.
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Sounds like you’ve solved all the tree problems.
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That machine is very cool! I love your garden path!
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The path came with the house, and I’m trying to keep it walkable.
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We finally took down our apple tree. We have conceded that after failing with a nectarine tree and a plum tree, and then the apple that we are not fruit tree farmers! We are sticking to raspberries and blueberries. We seem to be able to keep them alive.
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Good for you! I’ve never kept anything alive very long. My children are still alive, though. Two are over 50.
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The pathway does look better.
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Neighbor Joyce came over to see the path today. She had a different view of the weeping cherry tree from her back porch.
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I hate cutting down trees. But that doesn’t mean I haven’t done it. We’ve removed a sick pear tree, a deformed, sad apple tree and plenty of HUGE pines. Sometimes it’s just TIME.
Your garden is beautiful.
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I’m glad you like my garden. I’m trying to keep it looking nice by working on it a few minutes almost every day. Sometimes it really helps to call in the big guns.
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That was a big tree and it encroached bigtime! I spent a good part of Saturday and Sunday pruning and making the yard look presentable, but I will have to have a professional come and pull out all the bushes that the fire destroyed and a half-dozen Elm seeds which grew wide stumps and look like beanstalks now.
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There is a lot of responsibility in owning a home.
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That is for sure Anne. Those Elm seeds really make a mess and grow actual trees which I can no longer prune with loppers, a pole cutter, nor a saw like I once did. The trees have to come down as well. Last week it was a new condensate drain and the furnace and A/C went off warranty last year, so $830.00 to replace it.
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Repairs are expensive. I was lucky to get a larger tax refund than ever before.
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The reason for that is sad, but hopefully it helped to defray repairs and the tree removal. I have not spoken to Jeff (Marge’s son) since the night of the fire. He was outside waiting on a roofer to take measurements for a new roof. I said I had to have the trees taken out and bushes removed. He told me the neighbor behind whose tree fell on the power line that night of the fire called a tree cutter and they want $15,000.00 to cut that big tree down. Sigh. I had hoped he’d cut it down – it is dead as a doornail and no doubt more branches will come down in a windstorm.
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I don’t remember how much it cost to have two medium-sized trees removed, but it was nowhere near $15,000. That seems awfully high.
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