Trees Too Risky To Keep

We called Bogan Tree for an estimate on one dying Spruce in the middle of the yard. We ended up with strong advice that the priority removals were the large lightning damaged Norway Maple and the sprawling White Pine — “double leader on an overburdened trunk.” The spruces were both less urgent to remove and much cheaper. John L. the arborist from Bogan said that the lightning had damaged the entire side of the maple trunk and the discolored, darker wood there, as well as the scarring were indications it could not survive successive wind storms. He showed the direction it would fall, right towards the street. He considered the huge 36″ diameter white pine even more a danger. They constantly lose limbs with heavy snows due to their week wood, which grows at 2-3 feet per year compared with white oaks that grow about 12-14 inches per year.

We decided to remove all the trees.

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This is the way the tree shaded lot looked 13 years earlier.. (septic system install pictures):

Versus the way it is now without trees. (same fence)