LALove
Brilliant_Rock
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My parent's have a 20 year old (used to be) gorgeous Japanese Lilac tree in their backyard. They planted it when they built their house 20 years ago and it's finally reached it's full size. Well, they had a tree service come out last week and the guy climbed in the tree to prune it. (I thought it was odd that this big guy was climbing on these tiny branches but figured even though the physics didn't add up to me- he was the pro.) Well, about 10 mins into pruning, the guy called my mom over and pointed out that a main branch was cracked and he thought it was odd because when he came 2 days earlier to give the estimate, the tree was perfectly healthy and free of cracks. He swore he didn't crack it and we didn't see it happen so my mom just said, "Oh ok." and asked him to tie it up. Today, 3 of the 4 MAIN branches cracked and 2 hit the ground, completely broken off the trunk. The tree looks pathetic now with only 1 main branch left standing. My mom is in tears over this and I feel really bad for her. Today she spoke to a different tree pruning co and asked them how to prune Japanese Lilacs- the gal told her absolutely not to stand in them but use a ladder.
The good news is that the tree co is insured and my mom called the insurance co today and they'll cover the cost of a new mature Japanese Lilac (which is good since it's probably in the thousands). The bad news is we spent all morning calling (local and out of state) tree farms and nurseries and no one has mature Lilac trees for sale. My mom is 60 and doesn't want to wait until she's 80 yrs old to enjoy a mature Lilac in her yard.
Does anyone know where my mom can purchase a mature Japanese Lilac tree?
TIA!
The good news is that the tree co is insured and my mom called the insurance co today and they'll cover the cost of a new mature Japanese Lilac (which is good since it's probably in the thousands). The bad news is we spent all morning calling (local and out of state) tree farms and nurseries and no one has mature Lilac trees for sale. My mom is 60 and doesn't want to wait until she's 80 yrs old to enjoy a mature Lilac in her yard.
Does anyone know where my mom can purchase a mature Japanese Lilac tree?
TIA!