broken

This is what greeted us yesterday when we got home from work. Thankfully, we we're a bit prepared because Doug's mom had stopped by and then called Doug to let him know. Sadly, this is the second time this tree has been damaged by the wind. This is also the second tree we've had suffer major wind damage. The other tree was in our backyard and we had to cut it down completely. Doug went to work on it straight away and got all of the limbs cut apart. Tonight he and his dad finished cutting up all the branches on the ground into manageable pieces. This weekend we will haul them to the dump. We (and by we here I mean Doug) will have to also cut down the rest of the tree because the trunk is so badly damaged that it can't really support the weight of the rest of the branches. We're very sad to lose this tree. It was a beautiful Bradford Pear that we really liked and which provided our front yard plenty of shade. The small upside is that Caden has really enjoyed "helping" with this "man" project!

blocking the view of the front porch and door

damage to the trunk

broken limb