Awhile back I promised you the story of the tree. See this big, beautiful tree that provides a lot of shade in the summer? Well, in addition to shading the house--good; it was also shading the building on the right--not good. Hubby is planning to put solar on the building on the right--9 panels to be exact! And he didn't want the tree shading the solar panels! (The lower part of this roof is over the greenhouse) So, what did my hubby do???
Yes, this is the same tree! I nearly cried! Hubby assured me it would grow back and be as beautiful as ever, just shorter. Well, a week later there was no new growth. Two weeks later, no new growth. Hubby started to question--maybe it wouldn't grow back after all! Now, nearly a month later the tree is started to bud in places--whew! Looks like we're going to have a pretty tree again after all!
When we get the solar up on the roof I will show you pictures! Actually, I think we are going to have a Solar Raising Party in July! For more information about our whole off-grid system, read Skinner's Fractured Off-Grid Tales!
I hope you have a great day!
Kat
We did tree trimming a few weeks ago, but not as drastic as yours! We had an old russian olive that split in a storm and fell on the neighbor's yard. Once you have the chain saw out, you might as well cut down anything else that looks like it needs it. The spouse was having way too much fun.
ReplyDeleteThey do seem to have a good time with the power tools! Fortunately we are seeing a lot of green on the tree so looks like it will live!
DeleteI'd love to get solar panels on our home someday! What a great way to save :)
ReplyDeleteRight now Washington State has some great incentives but that won't help you right now unfortunately:(
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