My poor tree....

[sepdet]

I bit the bullet and got a tree trimmer out to work on my patio, because that Eucalyptus had a lot of deadwood up there. But OW, and OW, they hack the top off eucalyptus trees for safety's sake, and it hurt!

They took off my favorite branch... I had told the boss but should've told the guys working for him... that's the one that made a canopy over the patio which I had my wind chimes hanging from.

It will grow back, but now the music I could hear all the time is silent, and there's no thin branches left down low enough for me to hang it (I had a really long sweepy branch that swayed in the wind; the chimes don't tend to ring unless what they're hanging on is moving.)

Next time, I need to look into finding someone who's more like a bonsai master. There has to be some way to trim the dead part without hacking off so much of what gives a tree its shape. I know eucalyptus presents a special problem, though, because it's so fragile and prone to dropping big chunks on houses.

I guess I know I've anchored to a spot when I'm crying over the tree. Never would've thought I'd feel that way about a eucalyptus; they're like sassafras, so transient. But I love the red furry bark on this one; it's like a eucalyptus trying to be a redwood, and it's got these lovely aspen-shaped leaves all different colors, mostly blue-green but also salmon pink and orange.

Comments

[kirbyk.livejournal.com]

Once a groundskeeper, always a groundskeeper! I could totally see Sepdet-the-character doing that too.

[aerynvale.livejournal.com]

I've heard that there are vast differences in tree-trimming services. Some of them just lop everything off and others make sure to do it in a way that's good for the tree and pleasing to the client, too.

At least that's what I've heard. The internet might yield more information.

Sorry about the tree. :/

[trekqueen.livejournal.com]

that sucks. though, we've seen issues with 'tree trimmers', yea I use that term loosely with the types of landscapers we have around here, who don't listen or don't understand what exactly we or friends want done. Sucks though your branch is gone. :(

Understand though about the danger eucalyptus have... when we had those nasty wind storms coming through this last year, my boss said one near her backyard (in the neighbor's yard I guess) had a HUGE branch collapse and just barely missed the house. The branch could literally be considered its own tree it was that big... O.o Her husband said the whole house shook when it came down.

[akycha.livejournal.com]

It's best to get these things taken care of before they fall on your house. I know. Honest.

It hurt to take our tree down, but it was dying and dangerous.

It sounds as though yours will grow back beautifully. Eucalyptus, you should remember, are amazingly fast growers -- you grew up with beech and maple, which are slowpokes compared to them.