We finally had Dr. Tree come by and take down the pair of Mimosa trees that died
in our back yard over the past couple of years (at the time I described the
blight they came down with to which all these trees are subject). One of them
was a candidate for amateur felling, as it was in the middle of the yard, but
the other was growing through a corner of our deck, requiring the expertise of a
professional. It was pretty impressive watching the one guy scamper up this tree
and scientifically dismantle it, and almost as remarkable watching his squad of
helpers scramble around collecting the fallen wood to feed to the wood chipper.
Now that this is done, I am so happy that these trees are finally gone. I recall complaining
about how much crap (buds, leaves, flowers, and seed pods) these guys left all
over the yard and deck in life, but it turned out they were just as messy in
death, leaving twigs, branches, and dead bark all over the place. Good riddance.
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