For as long as we've lived on this corner of Katy, a pine tree has towered over the north side of the house. It's been in decline for several years now and each spring, I've asked my tree guy Shawn Geiman of Shawnee Trees whether it was time to take it down. This year the answer was yes.
Healthy pines have lush dark green needles. This tree's needles were a sickly green with a yellow cast, browning at the tips. The west-facing side of the tree had as many dead branches as live ones. At 30+ years old, this pine needed to be put out of its misery.
Shawn and his able assistant Josh arrived mid-morning in the dump truck, chipper in tow, and got right to work.
Shawn settled himself into a comfortable (???) spot in the tree and got busy with his chainsaw.
2+ hours into the project, there was no comfortable spot!
And by mid-afternoon, the tree was gone, leaving the Arizona Cypress 'Carolina Sapphire' to reign over that part of the gardens. Without the pine to block the morning sunlight, the cypress should fill out nicely on the east and south facing sides.
Not all of the pine has left the premises: at my request, Shawn cut thick slabs of the trunk to serve as stepping stones. I didn't get any pictures of those ... another time! Many thanks to Shawn and Josh for their excellent and careful work! These guys cheerfully make the extra effort to protect my plants and tolerate my input on tree trimming equally cheerfully. If you live in the Houston area, and you're in need of a tree guy, I recommend Shawnee Trees highly!
Healthy pines have lush dark green needles. This tree's needles were a sickly green with a yellow cast, browning at the tips. The west-facing side of the tree had as many dead branches as live ones. At 30+ years old, this pine needed to be put out of its misery.
Shawn and his able assistant Josh arrived mid-morning in the dump truck, chipper in tow, and got right to work.
Shawn settled himself into a comfortable (???) spot in the tree and got busy with his chainsaw.
2+ hours into the project, there was no comfortable spot!
And by mid-afternoon, the tree was gone, leaving the Arizona Cypress 'Carolina Sapphire' to reign over that part of the gardens. Without the pine to block the morning sunlight, the cypress should fill out nicely on the east and south facing sides.
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