Our first garden-project this spring will be cutting down four trees. I'm actually sad to see them go as I firmly belive that trees should be allowd to stay where they are, as long as they are not a danger to anybody, but this is obviously a matter of opinion. The alottment association has decided we have to cut them down because they cast to much shadow on the surronding plots so we'll just have to obey. On the upside I have spent the last week "dating" lumberjacks to get the job done at the best price.
I have always imagined lumberjacks would be big, stong and muscular, but the truth is most of them were rather small and wiery. Nevertheless i'm sure I will be quite happy with the one I decided to go for and he will get the job done tomorrow, so that way I hope everybody will be happy. Having trees cut down is a rather costly affair so I think that is something everyone should bear in mind when planting them in a limited space. The birches we are cutting down now are approxematly 50 years old and have grown to be at least 25 to 30 meters high. Another downside to birches, though pretty, is that they drain the soil of every drop of nutrition and water.
The fake cherrytrees, in picture above, grow at least one meter every season so they are under ten years old. I still think it's a shame to cut them down but we have decide to keep the trunks because they are perfect for hanging the hammoc in between and leaving a few branches at the bottom will provide a little bit of shadow. I realise this will probably kill them off in a few years time, but we will face that problem when we get to it.
Another upside is that we will have plenty of firewood for the winter in a couple of years time. Our man said that the two birches easely would provide enough wood to heat up an ordernary home for one whole winterseason. That is approxematly from late October to early March here in Denmark. Still we are planning at some time to buy an outdoor fireplace, so it will be nice to know we will not have to worry about buying wood for it in any foreseable future. More tomorrow after they have gone.
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