20/07/2025
About 3 or 4 years ago we had to cut back one of our oldest trees. I did a circumference check and it came out to about 225 years old. The tree had real problems due to a storm and it was not looking in good shape.
I wanted to cut it down but the tree guy said to keep it, but trim it. He explained to me that even big trees need pruning and maintenance. Not very often, but they do at times.
He was not wrong the tree is full of life and it will easily do another hundred years. I am impressed. He has been doing work for me every year and prunes two or three trees. We have over a dozen old trees on our lot.