Here on the 12 forested acres all the pines except two are long gone. If I remember correctly it has been about 8 to 10 years ago. It cost me about 600 dollars to have (two) of the 60 or more foot tall ones felled. Since the hillside is so steep and the trees were only 6 feet from the house, it was done professionally. The rest have just fallen on their own. One fell and blocked the road as well as the driveway. Here in our area as soon as a tree comes down on the road all the neighbors come with chainsaws and help get if off the road.
It is always heart stopping when a tree falls as it is usually a slow process, but I usually have a few seconds to send my prayers out for it to fall away from the house.
Around here the hill and hollers make it hard to tell what direction to look.
You can hear me asking them to keep their roots strong and deep whenever I leave the house. Quite a bit of my time is spent talking to the trees. :)))
Here about the insects were called pine beetles, wonder if they are the same as out West?
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