Another One Bites The Dust

The second fruit tree finally gave up the ghost entirely. This one was on the front walk and was going to be int he way for the eventual installation of hedges. The removal was easy for two reasons, it had been shallow watered for years leaving virtually no tap root and it had been mostly dead for some time allowing many of the roots to rot through. A long handled axe does better work at the roots than a saw, unless you have a chain saw as the dirt will dull the blade pretty quick.