Last week the Brewster Place Horizon Improvement Team arrived at Brewster Place!
Friendly Fred's Tree Service!
The tree in the council strip outside my neighbour's house was already approaching twenty metres and still growing. It had been inappropriately planted over twenty-five years earlier by a previous neighbour. Its roots were lifting their concrete paths and we were scared it could kill us in a storm. When I watched how heavily it fell when brought down, I knew that we might not have survived if a storm had blown it in our direction whilst asleep.
Rope attached, bobcat straining, ready to start.
A couple of minutes later: job done!
Starting the cleanup.
Main trunk
The tree was very efficiently removed by Friendly Fred and the street cleaned up very quickly afterwards.
The tree was removed to prevent it doing any further damage and we no longer have to sleep in the lounge room during high winds - but I am also very happy that my Northern sky view has been restored and I look forward to imaging the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) in November!