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The Tree

This stump is all that was left of the Maple Tree that stood in our front yard these many years.  Hated to see it go, but it was time.  The tree had been dying from the top down for a while and was too close to the house to risk having all or part of it fall on the roof.
 

Once the tree was down, the next step was to grind out the stump.  But first, Miss Utility had show up and plant those small colored flags that map out the  natural gas ,  water , and  sewer lines .  Shortly after that occurred, the stump was turned into mulch.

 

The mulch produced by the stump grinder is being put to good use as ground cover under the pine trees bordering the right side of the front yard.

 

Here’s a “before” picture.

Going Down

We had four trees taken down on our property (aka the backyard) this past week.  One was a very old Black Locust that was well past its prime.  The other three were Red Mulberrys that had grown so tall that only the birds and squirrels could get at the berries.  There are a number of other smaller Mulberry trees on the property, so the birds and squirrels will still have an ample supply of berries.  And I won’t have as many leaves to clean up each Fall.

The guys from the tree service that did the job were really efficient.  There were four guys in the crew.  They started around 8:15 AM and had everything done and cleaned up before 1:00 PM.

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The Locust Tree

The locust treeA guy who does tree trimming and removal stopped by a few days ago and asked me if I had considered getting the old locust tree to the right of the shed in the picture cut down. The tree has seen its better days and I have indeed thought of getting it removed.

So I said maybe, depending on what the price was. Well he looked at it for a while, mumbled about it being close to the power lines and and finally said $2,200. I was taken aback at the price and asked if that was the best he could do. He mumbled some more and said $1,800 was the rock bottom price he could do it for.

Now here’s the catch. This same guy took down two maple trees for me last year for about $950. Granted they were both smaller than the locust tree but the two combined probably involved just as much work as taking down the locust tree would.

So, how much would it cost for someone to do a job like this where you live?