Ya know, I really don't like cutting down trees :^D I've been dragging my feet on a job at the office. Boss' daughter wants me to take down some pines at a... spare house I guess you'd call it. It's part of the property, and isn't being used for anything atm. Some of them should come down. It's a cluster of white pine, and some are too close and growing poorly. However, there's two nice ones I don't want to see go. She wants to put up a farm stand. I don't know why the trees would affect that. If they're in the way, move the stand. There's plenty of room. The trees add visual interest and shade.
I have the feeling it's just a half baked idea that'll come to nothing, and a couple nice trees would be felled for no good purpose. I did the same thing on the office neighbor's tree where he wanted an enormous leader cut off a tulip poplar. I asked about it here. I dragged my feet, and he did it himself, or had someone else do it. I don't feel bad about it. I'd rather not be involved in dumb shit :^D
I don't think I'm compatible with the standard world. Seems like everyone's first thought is "trees need to go", and mine is "trees need to stay" :^D
What I think I'm gonna do is get rid of the crappy pines; maybe over jul break, then hold off and see if she says anything. She said drop them, and her and her boyfriend would handle removal. Dunno if that means I should smallify them or not. He doesn't have a big saw. Thinking I'll leave them whole, and we might be able to make some constructions for her goats. Easy to make them small. Harder to put them back together. Also why I don't want to drop the nice trees. Only takes a few minutes to get them down. It's 60+ years to put them back.
