The Tree Guys Cometh

A little over a week ago we had some Tree Guys come and take down 4 of our trees, plus trim another. And then we decided, with a neighbor, to also have them take down a triad of trees growing on our property line.

Apparently Tree Guys attract a lot of attention - not only were all the neighborhood children out to watch the excitement, but the neighbors on each side of our house also got in on the action, having some trees removed while the equipment was here. The Tree Guy said that was not uncommon.

Despite being very exciting, I got few action shots. But here's a few from the experience.

The Tree That Started It All ~ We've wanted this sad looking Juniper Tree out for years:

We actually missed that one coming down because there were enough guys that they did that one while we watched another one. But here's the cool looking aromatic cut end, Juniper smells a lot like cedar. One neighbor and one tree guy took home the biggest of the juniper logs, apparently it's sought after like cedar, too. Who knew?

Here's the little red machine that squeezed into our back yard to take down the tree by the fort that was back in our "woods" ...

And here's the little red machine when it's sprawled out, ready to maneuver the Tree Guys into the places machines can't drive:

And extending it's cherry-picker part to get up high in a tree somewhat behind:

Here's the neighbor's very tall pine losing it's upper branches:

And our Ash running through the chipper:

The bonus trees between our house and the neighbors. They braced the trunks with this claw machine thingie (That's the technical term, right Kelly?) and then a guy cut them with a regular chain saw while the machine controlled where they fell.

And, for Kerri, the picture she was waiting for:

And, perhaps, the best part of all the tree cutting - leaping off the trunks and stumps. No, the boy was not near where they were cutting. These trunks were left for the neighbor, who cut them up into firewood for his family and ours. Wow, thanks, nice neighbor!