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druidity33

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29. Not sure what your

Reply to Brenda (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 9, 2026, 07:47 AM

2 hrs ago

solar access was like before. But maybe you have a better rooftop profile for panels? Also, SAVE ALL OF YOUR WOODCHIPS! They are so damn useful. I'm sorry about your tree. I feel your pain. It has happened to me. As a "lapsed" Bard i can tell you that the Druids believed the spirit of Oak is immortal. You can still call on it. Stand on or near the spot. Close your eyes. Breathe. Picture your toes rooting. Breathe. Stretch your arms to the sky. Breathe. Thank the spirit of said tree. Repeat as needed.

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I had to have an old oak taken down today [View all] Brenda 13 hrs ago OP

This message was self-deleted by its author applegrove 13 hrs ago #1

Do you get the enviable task of splitting all the wood? applegrove 13 hrs ago #2

We had a similar experience not too long ago. senseandsensibility 13 hrs ago #3

I can see a lot more blue sky and clouds now Brenda 13 hrs ago #4

Not sure what your druidity33 2 hrs ago #29

Hurricane Ian put the final word on a beautiful but very old white oak across the street from me.. Deuxcents 13 hrs ago #5

You understand. It was a friend. Brenda 13 hrs ago #7

I do understand 🌺 Deuxcents 13 hrs ago #10

Happy Birthday😀 malaise 13 hrs ago #6

Thanks malaise! Brenda 13 hrs ago #8

Great idea..a gift for future generations Deuxcents 13 hrs ago #11

Yes! SheltieLover 5 hrs ago #26

Good firewood, good cooking wood too. Emile 13 hrs ago #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Brenda 13 hrs ago #13

Years ago i took down 3 beautiful, but dying maples. dem4decades 13 hrs ago #12

I transplant in black cherry, shagbark hickory and hardwood maples when i can. Tetrachloride 12 hrs ago #14

i had to take down a big ole maple that was totally hollow. mopinko 12 hrs ago #15

Always sad, particularly long lived, slow growing species like oak. paleotn 12 hrs ago #16

Happy Birthday Brenda! MIButterfly 12 hrs ago #17

Give some wood to furniture and musical instrument makers, so the wood isn't just destroyed. Liberty Belle 12 hrs ago #18

Sorry about your tree. 😢 We had a massive Siberian Elm that had a enormous bough break off last summer Raftergirl 12 hrs ago #19

It happens. Part of the cycle of life. usonian 11 hrs ago #20

Happy Birthday and Mary Happy Returns, Brenda! littlemissmartypants 11 hrs ago #21

I am sorry mgardener 11 hrs ago #22

Did you tie a yellow ribbon 'round the old oak tree? chouchou 11 hrs ago #23

Sending birthday wishes and also gentle hugs for the sadness and melancholy you feel for the loss of your tree "friend". KitFox 10 hrs ago #24

.. BlueWaveNeverEnd 8 hrs ago #25

We had to cut down two large pecans in our front yard last year. LeftInTX 5 hrs ago #27

As a descendant of the Celts, this saddens me too Mysterian 2 hrs ago #28

There's an old crab apple tree who stands just about at the center of my yard. Mossfern 35 min ago #30