Time for thinning our beautiful Oaks! July 2024
Please be aware of the “men in trees” around the community over the next few weeks. We have over 100 trees on property that need to be trimmed back before we have a storm. So now is the time. About half are protected Oaks.
They will be thinning the center parts and clearing out any sucker growth. Any limbs that are over the cars or buildings will be cut back. They will also be removing the large dead Oak at the entrance and the tall dead palm over by 2132. While grinding the stumps of those two trees they will also grind a few leftover stumps we found around the property.
There are a few invasive species that are getting too big and are too close to buildings. We will take this opportunity to get them removed as well.
Our landscaper “When Nature Calls” gave us one of the lowest bids for the project and we know the quality of their work. The board voted to approve the contract at our last meeting. The bids ranged from $85 to almost $300 per tree!
Tree trimming the hardwoods is a project that happens every few years depending on growth. We have not had them done in more than 3 or 4 years.
A special thanks to our volunteer board members for everything that they do.
PS – The new young trees we planted (that were awarded by a grant at no cost) are filling in around the lake and in a few other places. It will be years before they are fully grown but we are hopeful that their root systems will help contain the soil from eroding around the lake and make the lake area more of a park atmosphere.
