Cut Down That Tree

Jacquelyn's been wanting us to cut down this flowering plum tree for some time now and we finally got around to it.

 This is the tree after Caleb cut off the lower branches.  It was tricky to cut down because the tree was between our house and the neighbors house, maybe 25 feet tall, and right next to the fence.

 Our hometeacher, Brother Newbold, volunteered to help.  He cut off the upper branches with a small hand saw and then a chainsaw. We used ropes to guide where the tree limbs fell.

 Caleb with the chain saw chopping up branches, and Brother Rainey helping out too.

 The fallen tree.  It grew back once before, we'll see if it grows back again.

 Hauling branches out to the curb.  We cut up the trunk for firewood and took that to the backyard.

That was the end of the tree.  It was pretty but Jacquelyn hated all the little plums that it dropped.  They weren't eatable, too sour, and made a mess in the yard.