Appreciation post: That old oak I climbed in Nashville last month

I got called to trim a massive white oak in a backyard near downtown Nashville that had been neglected for over a decade. The homeowner told me the tree was planted when her granddad bought the place in 1958, and I spent a whole afternoon working through the crown while she watched from the porch. Have any of you had a job where the tree's story made the work feel more meaningful?

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grant.kevin3d agoMost Upvoted

Just a plant that's been alive a while" - yeah, that's basically me after a long day, just a person who's been alive a while. I get what you're saying though. But man, I've had enough bad luck with trees that I'll take any meaning I can get. Like the time I climbed a walnut tree that looked sturdy until I grabbed a branch and it just... crumbled in my hand. Nearly fell thirty feet onto a rusty trampoline. So when a tree actually holds me up and has a nice story attached, I'm just grateful it didn't try to kill me.

the_lee3d ago

Hold up, are we really making this deeper than a tree trimming gig? It's an old tree, yeah, but it's just a plant that's been alive a while. I'm not sure there's a grand story in climbing around some branches.