Now this wasn't an easy decision. This tree, about 4 metres from Lucy's bed room in the back garden, was 11 metres high and starting to die. An aborist friend had recommended it go, and it was shading the new solar panels. On the other hand, it was providing a service, by shading and cooling the back of the house and verandah. On balance, it had to go....
And here's the replacement, a black mulberry tree, planted 7 August 2010. I dug a moat, lined it with paper and filled with compost and a dripper pipe.
