The strong east winds were a-blowing up here a few weeks back and we realized the spruce tree had to come out. It grew too close to an outbuilding and leaned precariously toward the house. When the wind blew, it swayed and shook and keep me up at night worrying. Crushed by tree trunk is fairly high on my don't-want-to-die-this-way list.
Columbia Climbers took it down in just an hour or so. He cut off a few branches at a time, then climbed higher with his chainsaw hanging from a rope behind him.
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| Can you see the tiny man near the top of the tree? Probably not, my photos are not so great. |
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| Here he's climbing down after lopping off the bushy top. |
They left the tall trunk for last, chipping up all the stray branches first. They left it so long, I started to wonder if they'd cut it down at all. Probably satisfying to hear that 'thud' at the end of a job.
I was concerned the gymnasium would look too exposed without the shade of the spruce, but it doesn't. It looks great. Now to tackle this giant pile of wood chips they left behind:
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