Chained

We have about 20 trees on our property including this dead tree.

There are a few reasons why it is still here.

1 It is a tall tree and the birds love to sit at the top of the dead branches to survey the land around them.

2. It is handy for securing our trailer

3 It would cost over $1500 to have it removed.

[julia]

Tree is lockdown...

[Valerie Chesney]

A very handy tree...too exy to remove...the birds would be entertaining.

[Joanna kate]

As long it can't do damage if it comes down...

[Kathy A]

It’s doing a good job keeping your trailer safe

[Peter]

Looks like its still a sustancial tree and a great security anchor Babs:)

[Jacqueline]

Very handy tree!

[Dianne]

All three are great reasons for it to stay!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Too many reasons to want it removed !

[Dione Giorgio]

Better leave it there, especially for the birds, I would say.

[Babs]

@julzmaioro ha ha it is indeed in lockdown Julia.

@joannakate It is still pretty sturdy and none of the branches have gone yet. It has been dead for about 15 years so I think it is here to stay. I suspect some of our other trees have choked it.

[Wylie]

I guess the trailer is not going anywhere anytime soon!

[Peter Dulis]

nice

[Babs]

@pusspup It will be going for an outing tomorrow because David has to get some gravel from the garden centre.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Cool shot and good reasons to have it.

[Merrelyn]

They all sound like very good reasons to leave it there :)

[Fisher Family]

Your three reasons for keeping it sound good to me!

Ian

[Leslie]

It's earning it's keep :-)

[Bep]

Three good reasons to leave it there.

[Margaret Brown]

Haha, the last being the best reason to leave well alone! We have 2 dead trees in our garden, not as big as yours a cherry and a Hawthorne but best left and we have grown a climbing hydrangea up one and a Montana clematis on the other they make good climbing frames!

[Diana]

It's a keeper, for so many reasons ;-)

[carol white]

Very useful

[Ann Williams]

Three great reasons for keeping the tree.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

but why is it chained? :)

[Tunia McClure]

Dead trees can stand for years.

[Pat Knowles]

I thought it had the chain round it ready for pulling it over when felled Babs, glad it’s making itself useful.

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot of the tree and locked car. .
A little warning. When it`s blown down by a storm it can cost you more.

[Babs]

@happysnaps @kjarn @pcoulson @jacqbb @dide @beryl @sangwann @pdulis @mittens @merrelyn @fishers @lesip @gijsje @ludwigsdiana @carolmw @flowerfairyann @tunia @happypat Thanks, it has been guarding our trailer for years, so is doing a good job.

@craftymeg What a lovely idea to keep your dead trees as climbing frames for your plants.

@koalagardens It is guarding our trailer which is tied to it.

@pyrrhula The tree has been her for donkeys years and has been dead for about 15 years. In that time we have had lots of storms including 3 east coast lows (sub tropical cyclones) and it is still standing. There are about 20 other trees on our property and some are much bigger than this one so I think it is safe for now.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

It's a Sentinel tree- a look out for the birds and a guardian of your trailer. Sounds useful to me!

[Islandgirl]

We also keep dead trees for the birds to perch on..........great reason to leave them alone!

[Lou Ann]

It’s a great tree, glad it is still providing for your birds and your trailer security.

[Jane Pittenger]

Sounds like three good reasons for lett8ng it be

[bruni]

The birds don't mind that there aren't any green leaves and it's great for keeping your trailer safe. 2 good reasons and yes, we have huge trees around as well and know the cost of removing them. so reason 3 is sound too.

[sarah]

It’s a keeper

[Marnie]

Sounds like very good reasoning to me Babs.