Once Upon A Dream: Franken-Tree

Sunday, June 22, 2014

Franken-Tree

Late last week we had quite the storm go through our town. Normally I LOVE stormy weather and have always found it rather interesting the force Mother Nature has. This particular storm lasted maybe 30 minutes and at one point Adam and I looked out the kitchen window and thought to ourselves that the maple tree was looking pretty droopy.

Uh Oh........

It just happened that I had forgotten to close the shed door. Adam was concerned that it might just blow off it's hinges (yes, it was that windy!). Since I was the guilty party I volunteered to run out to close it. The water in the backyard was literally 5 inches high!

Anyways, since I was soaking wet I made a quick detour by the tree........and what I found made me just a "tad bit" ticked off with Mother Nature.

You see, our tree is our ONLY shade tree in the yard. I picked it out myself almost 4 years ago, paid over $800 for it, have cared for it, and watched it grow just like a baby. To say that I am emotionally attached to my tree is an understatement.

I was almost in tears at the thought of loosing it. But, it wasn't long until I was on the internetto see what I could do. Because if there was ANY chance we could save it.....I wanted to try. After the worst of the storm cleared, Adam headed outside with some strong ratchet tie-downs to secure the 2 halves together. After some more internet research and a visit from an Tree Specialist who quoted $650 to salavage the tree we decided to take his advice and try to do the work ourselves.

So now our tree is affectionately known as "Franken-Tree" or by it's previous name "Leafy."

Now fingers are crossed and only time will tell but for now it's looking promising that "Leafy" will be around for a long long time....................