We called out a new service as we felt like we overpaid last time. The arborist was very nice but he refused to trim back the tree saying that if we cut it back any more, it would die. At that point he told us that it was a mix of two types of trees that grew together. He explained that the tree had another 5 years left to it before the split in the tree would cause the branch over our patio to fall. We got an estimate on the tree removal and after some back and forth, decided to get it cut down.
The man from the City and I had quite the dispute after he denied my permit. He said we should wait the 5 years before cutting it down. Finally he gave in and said " Lady, I don't need you suing the City if this branch does fall on your house so your permit is approved".
I don't think I shared what the front yard looked like in a while. But I know I shared about some improvements here. But this is the difference from Sunday till Tuesday.
Tim spent most of Saturday removing the stone border and scooping out all the mulch in preparation for the cut down. They got everything cut down Monday but came back yesterday to clean up the yard and mulch everything. It looks so bare now. I have been searching Pinterest for ideas but don't want to rush into anything quite yet. I really want something low maintenance so this is what I am leaning toward as of now.
A while back there was a Groupon for an arborist that I wish I bought! I would love to have someone come out and help me decide what to plant that will go well with what we currently have. I priced a few palms so far and they can go up to $1100 plus a few hundred for install based on the size of the tree so we my be going the DIY route :)
