tree posts

This year, my larger redbud tree has only a few blooms on it and seemingly has g…

This past weekend, I planted the last of four arborvitaes that I bought back in spring. I wanted something for a bit of privacy in my backyard, and read that arborvitaes are native-ish, easy to care for, and great for privacy. I saw them 50% off at Petiti's one day while looking for other stuff, so I went ahead and picked up four that were maybe 4 some feet tall for $200. Continue reading post "Arborvitaes"

Weird commute home tonight. Thunder, no: fireworks. Car flashing brights. Tree down across the road, had to clear a path. Skunk by the driveway.

I'm really happy to see that my larger eastern redbud tree has fully bloomed. Looks great. Continue reading post "Redbud first bloom"

The branches that had broken in my back yard fell down the next day without incident. I let them sit for a while, then chopped them up.

A couple branches of the big tree behind my yard have cracked, swung down, and are now dangling. I'd say they are maybe 20 feet long and a couple inches or so in diameter at the top. Continue reading post "#4126"

This past weekend, I bought and installed a tree in my back yard, an eastern redbud, after years of wanting some kind of redbud. I had been thinking of getting the smaller weeping variety, but this year I finally decided I'd be willing to get the native tree variety. Continue reading post "Welcome, redbud tree"

Today, another falling tree incident happened. As I was driving to my parents' for dinner, coming around a turn, I came upon a fallen tree, all the way across the road. Continue reading post "#4022"

A Thursday night snowstorm made for some rather nice looking snow cover on tree branches and the ground Friday morning. Continue reading post "#1798"