Whoops!

I planted these three trees in 1987. I had them sitting around in pots, so I planted them out to shade out some brambles, never thinking they would get this big. I have now decided that I would rather have some Magnolias planted here, so of course I planted them and have spent a year hoping the pines would simply evaporate.

Didn't happen!

Finally, I realised I was going to have to do something about it, and down they came. (I still have the really big ones that act as a windbreak for the garden - these were just a moments reckless planting when I was young).

Fortunately, nothing important got squashed in the process.

Live and learn. Try to correct your mistakes before they reach 30 feet. Stand well back.

6th April 2006	16th December 2022
I cut three down, but I still have some beautiful trees of Pinus radiata. Rather like awkward teenagers at a party, they cluster around the edges breaking wind.

27th November 2010