Felling the Western Red Cedar by durleybeachbum
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This 45 foot / 13.75metre Thuja occidentalis started to lean dangerously and I got planning permission to have it felled.
It has been there since at least 1923 when the house was built, and is beginning to rot.
The men will be back tomorrow to finish the job. We are leaving an eight foot high 'stump' as a wildlife resource and a means of escape for the foxes to get over the fence when Ralphie is on the hunt!
My summerhouse needs some repair as the shade and damp have cause some damage to the woodwork.
Comments (27)
blinkings
Wow what a huge job. I bet it isn't cheap either to have it removed.
GARAGELAND
You never know, maybe it will grow again.
Faemike55
Very cool collage Andrea. the process is definitely more intense within the confines of private property and housing compared to out in the woods
kaward
Accent up the south face! What a job, such a lot of equipment needed. I remember you saying you couldn't cut it without permission. You need a second mortgage too I bet! A wonderful collection of shots. Quite exciting from a photography point of view, being there to record it happening. I thought Western red was rot proof too, wrong again!
johndoop
This i a great collage Well done!!!
Cyve
Beautiful creation !
dakotabluemoon
A very cool image and well done on this.
Hendesse
A great and interesting collage. It is good that it was not completely removed.
TECHNISTRATIONS
It can make one's heart sick to have to take down such a once great tree on a garden estate. Their ghost haunts the memory when their space is layed barren...
tizjezzme
its always so sad to have to take down a tree, whether it's not growing right, or has a disease, etc.. but yes, what a huge job. Patrick would have loved to take on that one. ;)
miwi
Very cool collage,klasse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
auntietk
So interesting to see such a familiar plant so far from home! Leaving a tall stump is good practice ... you'll enjoy watching it change over the years. We had a tall alder stump that the woodpeckers just loved. It eventually fell over, but what fun it was to keep an eye on it!
wysiwig
Always sad to see a tree go, especially a senior citizen like this. Leaving the stump is a nice kindness for the foxes. Wonderful set of images documenting the process.
pat40
Beautiful pic.
helanker
Yes a little mournful to have such an old tree felled, but badly necessary too. Thank you for sharing these beautiful shots with us. Glad you left a stunp back for a fox retrete :)
moochagoo
Very nice collage. Bravo.
kgb224
Superb captures and collage Andrea. God bless.
Blush
Excellent collage Hugs Susan
goodoleboy
A collage of epic and historic proportions, Andrea. At that distance, it looks like one of our mile high palm trees in and around my area.
danapommet
Very happy for you to receive permission to get it down before it fell down and did some damage. Nice thought to leave the 8 foot wildlife resource.
blondeblurr
We have our guest bedroom, on all walls lined with Western Red Cedar, and it looks absolutely stunning - let's hope, that they can recycle some of that old lady ;)) I would hate to see something beautiful, as WRC wood go to waste! fine evidence of something from the past now ... BB
jendellas
I bet that was a hard days work!!
MrsRatbag
What everyone else said, Andrea; great documentation of the process!
jocko500
cool shots
three_grrr
A tough job, well done. nicely documented, and thank heaven you got permission to take it down.
Katraz
Looks like fun if you like climbing trees with a chainsaw.
aksirp
wow, you did it better than me, you made a great and very interesting collage. so many details to see!