Update on a recent post I made about our Cottonwood tree which we had recently learned was Completely Boned; it has officially been felled! 🫡
Lucky us that one of the guys who surveyed our property partly owns a logging business that occasionally partners with an ASCA arborist company to remove big-ass trees. He was willing to work pro-bono (so we'd only be paying the ASCA guys) with the promise of also getting to cut down and sell the crap ton of dangerous Cedar trees on the hill right behind our house (they're what he originally came to look at before he saw the Cottonwood). Everyone involved was certified, bonded, insured, etc.
All-in-all, took two business days' worth of labor and two cranes to cut off the limbs then trim down the trunk. Final bill was $6,800 for the ASCA guys' time and the equipment used.
Please, do enjoy analyzing how utterly fucked this tree (and our home) had been LMAO
by GuardianShard
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If you still have it, that hollow log would be great for wildlife, or the local zoo might appreciate it. They’ll use it for their conservation programs with the animals that nest/breed in hollow trees.
I had a ~60 ft half rotten tree removed from my backyard a couple years ago. It was worth $3k to eliminate the risk it’d fall on the house
That tree was on borrowed time!