I have had the song "Should I stay or should I go?" by the Clash running through my head. In case you aren't familiar with it, this is the chorus:
Should I stay or should I go now?
Should I stay or should I go now?
If I go there will be trouble
An’ if I stay it will be double
So come on and let me know!
The reason being is that we lost a huge limb off our Bradford Pear on Sunday morning. Walt and I talked about whether or not we should just remove the storm damage and leave the tree or remove and replace the whole tree.
When you look at this view, it doesn't look too bad:
But when you look at it from another direction, you can see how lopsided it looks:
At least we don't have to worry about anyone walking on the sidewalk hitting their heads anymore!
On one hand, the Landscape Designer and Horticulturist in me says take it down and plant something stronger; while the (for lack of a better term) Bleeding Heart Gardener in me says it's still alive, leave it and see if it will survive.
What do you think????