We decided to battle with a tree we loved dancing and blowing in the winds. Its three trunks had reached almost 15 metres but had been planted 5-6 metres from our home. A plant man identified it as the same family as Californian Redwood and looking at the foliage, probably a Japanese Red Cedar or Sugi planted perhaps by the first person living here, who worked at Kew or Wakehurst.
Our cats have hidden under the lower branches until we got home. Each storm we have wondered.
Sugi is the national tree of Japan and planted around temples.
Two of the trunks sawed half way up, fell as planned but the third fell the wrong way and caught in the top of another tree still attached to the trunk at a sharp angle. Only with help and several ropes and pulling furiously – this part fell to the ground just missing our home. Very frightening. It was very eery last night to look for the silhouette of the tree and it was no longer there and this morning – the wood and branches were covered by snow
A tale from Japan – spirit of trees
Have always tried to avoid felling a tree – last thing want to do but sometimes very sadly, you have to do this.
sunnypolarbear 
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