February 11, 20215 yr Author Another limb came down on the other side of the tree just missed my wife's car.
February 11, 20215 yr Author Tree complete gone. After looking over everything found some damage to our gutters. My wife and me planted this tree when we first built this house back in 2002.
February 11, 20215 yr 5 minutes ago, nWo said: Tree complete gone. After looking over everything found some damage to our gutters. My wife and me planted this tree when we first built this house back in 2002. Ouch, what kind of tree is this? I had a similar situation at my house a few years back and it looks the same.
February 11, 20215 yr Author 13 minutes ago, bugatti said: Ouch, what kind of tree is this? I had a similar situation at my house a few years back and it looks the same. A Bradford Pear Tree. Here it is back in 2018 after a big snow. If my wife's car was in the same spot as in this picture it would have fell on it.
February 11, 20215 yr We lost our Bradford Pear tree in Hurricane Ike in 2008. Beautiful tree but they don't do well in wind and ice.
February 12, 20215 yr I absolutely despise decorative pear trees. They've become invasive. Replace it with a yoshino cherry tree. Fast growing, prettier, won't stink, not invasive, better for the bee population.
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