A tree falls in Huntington

Tuesday, July 7th started off like any other day. We got up and took Amy to the train. We arrived back at the house about 5 min. later. I pulled in to the driveway and and took Jake out of the car. I happened to glance over in to the front yard and there it was - our 30 foot apple tree had fallen while we were out. It landed in a perfect spot nowhere near the house and away from any power lines. Talk about luck. It was actually leaning towards the street but still, no damage except to the small area of grass surrounding the trunk - the roots became uprooted and pulled it up.

A few months earlier we had gotten an estimate to take the tree down from some tree guys working at our neighbors. It was great price but we didn't schedule just then as it wasn't a priority at the time. We knew the trunk was rotted and it would need to come down soon but the tree decided to force the issue. Turns out woodpeckers had also their way with it as the trunk was riddled with holes. It was also covered in fungus - it was ready to go.

So we called up the tree company and they arrived first thing in the morning the next day. The whole job - cutting, hauling and stump grinding took all of 40 minutes. They did a fine job and didn't destroy the lawn. We're left with a large mound of mulch for now.

Amy would like to plant another tree. She likes birch. I'm in favor of just grading the area and planting grass. We'll see who wins.

Please enjoy the pics of the carnage and carting below.

APPLE TREE DOWN!












Once vertical, now horizontal.












Thankfully no damage.












Cutting up the carcass.












Grinding the stump.












Remains.