Today, Harry and I rid our backyard of the aforementioned "World's Ugliest Tree". It was a sad day for lovers of the tree (my dad) but a happy day for Harry, me, the yard, and all residents of our neighborhood who had to look at the tree.
Behold, the World's Ugliest Tree!It is not the tree's fault. Before Harry and I bought our home this tree's top was killed by an ice storm. It had, since then, become infected with a fungus and insects. It was finally killed by last summer's drought.
Almost out! The roots on the tree were rotten and we were able to dig it our much easier than we originally thought.
Success! Notice the tiny root ball. This tree had been planted 5 years ago. Pathetic!
The original "landscapers" had done a great job of NOT taking the steel cage off the root ball. This poor tree was destined to die.
Yea! The replacement for the World's Ugliest Tree. A Thundercloud Cherry Plum.
Here you see the soil were are saving under a tarp for tomorrow's planting.Yes, that is what is left of the World's Ugliest Tree holding the tarp down.
Tomorrow's project, a Cherokee Chief Dogwood.
1 comment:
Holy Cow! Those are both really good sized trees. I bet they cost you $$. I can say I'm not sad to see the ugly tree go. Hopefully, the new ones will attract many bunnies to your yard for you to enjoy.
Martha
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