I told the committee. I told the council. I explained that narrowing the road wouldn’t help the tree in front of my home because it would damage the root system beyond repair. Behold.

roots

roots

and more roots

How dare that crew park their instrument of mass destruction next to the tree they’ve destroyed!

And there’s more – the neighbor’s cable line was torn down by one of the crew. In the process of reconnecting it, the tree (now missing most of its roots system) lost a large branch.

branching out

I’m really resenting this road replacement project. It’s causing major amounts of trouble for the tree and for my home.