Tree Removal

Around the Fall of 2012, we were feeling like we were almost ready to build.  Our plans were done, the permits had been approved and the bank process had been started.  We assumed this meant we would be breaking ground before Christmas (although we were wrong!)  When we bought the lot, we were so excited to have so many fruit trees on the property.  Unfortunately, once we got the plans back we realized that the majority of them would have to be removed.  There was no space for the house, plus they had not been well cared for and the ones on the edges that were actually in an ok location were pretty much dead.  We were able to relocate two trees, one Ruby Red grapefruit and one tangelo.  Time will tell if that relocation was successful.

The lot with all our trees, September 2012:

Trees removed and grading on the pad, October 2012: