Awhile back, I lamented the dying of our four Monterey pines (Monterey Pine Death).
Alas, they are gone. A couple of weeks ago, we paid a "tree service" company to cut down the dead trunks (though the largest still had green needles on its branches), haul away the wood, and grind out the stumps.
There is now a bright emptiness in our backyard where they once stood. We are considering planting citrus trees in their place. Perhaps a lemon or lime tree.
