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Preserving the Important. Clearly apparent is the importance of an old arborvitae, its one feature tree, to the remodeled farmhouse shown below. Decay in its trunk threatened this tree, but careful excavating and rodding preserved it—a professional job (shown at left) well worth its cost. The bottom picture shows how multiple cabling was used to safeguard an old apple tree, important for its decorative position at a front entrance.
Charm in the Grotesque. Would you remove this deformed old catalpa? It looks like (and perhaps was) an Indian trail-marker. Its owners cherish it as warmly as other, more orthodox feature trees in their handsome grounds—a good example of charm in the misshapen. |
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