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<p class="has-drop-cap">I've been watching four Holly trees slowly die over the past couple of years and it reached the point when they needed to come down.</p>
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<p>My friend and neighbour Nick is great up a ladder and is good at assessing how best to remove a tree without damaging fences or other trees. He was soon in the midst of the upper branches and cutting through the upper branches.</p>
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<p class="has-drop-cap">Within a couple of hours there were just four stumps and due to Nick's skill the fence was still standing.</p>
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<p>It has opened up this area alongside the drive and hopefully the oak tree Jane planted when we first moved in will get more light and flourish.</p>
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<p>The neighbours in the bungalow (both in their late 80s) were concerned the oak tree would grow too large. I don't think it will be a problem in our lifetimes but I didn't say it to them.</p>
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<p class="has-drop-cap">The pile of small sticks and branches was quite daunting however Dave made a good start on shredding it during the morning and I finished it off in the afternoon. More wood chips for the path between the trees.</p>
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<p>I donated the logs to Nick &amp; Val for all the help he had given and I already have enough wood to last me several years.</p>
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