We had a Black Walnut tree right by our driveway that had to be cut down before it fell on top of our cars. I was sad to see it go, although it was a nuisance, the squirrels knocking the walnuts all over the driveway and the cars, leaving the nasty skins, that they chew off to get to the walnuts, all over the place. The skins are acidic, and do cause damage. I never like cutting trees, they offer a lot of shade from the sun blocking ultra-violet rays, they clean the air, provide oxygen and conserve energy, just to name a few things our environment friendly trees do for us. But, when one gets diseased or eaten by bugs, it becomes hazardous, and needs to be taken down. We had a tree expert come out and do an analysis of the tree and she told us to let it go, it could not be saved.
It only took about a half an hour to remove it, after strategically marking where to cut it so it did not fall on the house or another tree. My hubby first cut a wedge into the tree with his trusty STIHL chainsaw - he calls it Killer, and it fell perfectly, no damage to the driveway, house or other trees, "Operation Tree" gone good.
It was more rotted than we thought, it just snapped into a lot of pieces.
Making cuts to put onto the wood pile for the fire pits. We use the fire pits all through the Fall months, we never have to buy wood.
It had insect dirt under the bark of the tree, and the bell, the very bottom of the tree, was rotting out.
Insects were boring into the wood to make a home. Tree gone and grass planted. Next year we will plant a new one.
