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Mourning trees
Sep. 26th, 2006 07:53 pmWe had a tree in our back garden, an ash, tall and green, shading the deck at the end and making a lovely cool, comfortable nook to sit in on a hot day. There were magpies living in it, too, and I'd hear them outside my window.
A neighbour complained about a few branches overhanging his garden, and of course we could see his point. The landlady said she'd do something about it.
We've had workmen - painters and decorators - in recently, and apparently she'd instructed them also to deal with the tree.
They did that by chopping off all the branches, so now we have a bare trunk standing in the corner, no shade tree, and a huge unhappy-looking pile of branches in the middle of the garden, which they'll apparently come back to remove.
Since it's ash, there are quite a few good, straight lengths, and I may take a few for seasoning and perhaps making staves from. If anyone else in or near London wants to take some, it would be nice to see them go to a good home.
A neighbour complained about a few branches overhanging his garden, and of course we could see his point. The landlady said she'd do something about it.
We've had workmen - painters and decorators - in recently, and apparently she'd instructed them also to deal with the tree.
They did that by chopping off all the branches, so now we have a bare trunk standing in the corner, no shade tree, and a huge unhappy-looking pile of branches in the middle of the garden, which they'll apparently come back to remove.
Since it's ash, there are quite a few good, straight lengths, and I may take a few for seasoning and perhaps making staves from. If anyone else in or near London wants to take some, it would be nice to see them go to a good home.
