2020 will be known as the year of the tree. Our property contains several trees, including two enormous maple trees. They provide shade for us and is home to at least one extended squirrel family.
This past spring, we noticed some of the bark was missing near the bottom of one of the trees. It took days of contacting tree service providers before we found one who didn't automatically suggest cutting down the tree— an arborist who actually examined the tree before making a recommendation.
A small group of men, accompanied by a lot of large equipment came to our home early one morning. By afternoon, they’d trimmed the tree, cabled some limbs, and did a specialized feed. So far it looks fantastic.
Recently we noticed, the other big tree has hollowed spaces at its base. We wasted no time making an appointment with the arborist.
Unfortunately, the day before our appointment tropical storm Isaias made its way through Connecticut. By some stroke of luck our property had no damage. But the rest of the city and state were hit hard, leaving 700,000 homes were without power. Fallen trees took out whole houses as well as miscellaneous power lines.
Our arborist was called out to aid with storm damage. So here we are, two weeks later, waiting to learn the fate of our tree. We hope the fact that it withstood the storm is a good sign. We'll keep you posted.
