With the new structure down, the removal of the old trees was completed. A bit of explanation here. We decided to remove the old trees after consulting with the the arborist at Lam Tree Service and our landscaper at Freshaire Enterprises. Many of these trees were old cottonwoods which dropped a lot of trash and are notorious for undermining foundations. Also, a couple of the trees were in the way of the new structure. The small ash was deemed not worth saving with the arrival of the Emerald Ash Borer in Colorado (Dave's sister is on the state taskforce responding to this new pest). We were particularly saddened to remove the large Siberian Elm at the back of the property but it had a bacterial infection that was weaken the tree and would eventually cause it to fall (and with our luck hit our new home or the Tracy's home next door).
Never fear, we plan to replant new trees during our landscaping, selecting from the list recommended by the City of Golden which are suitable for North Table Mountain. We hope to include a Hawthorne tree like the one Freshaire planted for us at our previous home in Evergreen (see above). It grows fast and has beautiful blooms in the spring.
