Today is kind of a sad day. We have been blessed to have inherited a very old avocado tree. We have enjoyed it for years, but these last 2 years it has appeared to be slowly struggling.

We have consulted arborists and followed their recommendations and spent a lot of time and money to try to save this tree.

Turns out, it is infested with termites. Initially, it appeared to be just one of the limbs which we chopped, but the pest people discovered that it is essentially completely infested and therefore has to be removed from our property.

It will be missed, but will leave behind space for more opportunities of growth.

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Noooo! I was just bragging about that very tree to a random person in conversation yesterday!

We will plant a new one in itsโ€™ place, but it will take time

Yeah, a lot of time I fear. Only known them to be sorta bush sized the few times I'd seen one

Yeah. I canโ€™t even think about it right now

Oh no!

Literally trying not to cry. I hear the noises outside. Puzzles keeps telling me not to look

Maybe go for a walk or drive?

Yeah we will probably do something like that today

Go for a picnic while theyre there so you don't have to see/hear it happening. Plant a seed today.

I put all the shades down so I canโ€™t see ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿซ‚

Tree huggers lol

If you had a tree that fed you as much as mine, you would hug it too ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿซ‚

Iโ€™m really sorry this happened. Losing the tree is sad, but I hope the space it leaves brings new opportunities and growth.

RIP. The loss of an Elder, whether a tree or a person, is a serious thing.

Yeah Iโ€™m actually quite sad

Awww. So sad. It is lovely

I am excited to see what you will plant. I love to watch plants mature and grow.

Weโ€™re gonna do more avo trees I think. They grow so well there, but we are still pondering

Nnnnnnooooooo I didn't ask if that was the tree you guys were talking about the other night but assumed it was. This sucks, find some joy somewhere today ๐Ÿซ‚๐Ÿ’œ

Yup. Pretty sad day. Puzzles bought me a bunch of strawberries tho and bread

He's a keeper ๐Ÿซ‚

Sure is !

Bruh, If it had been stacking bitcoin it never would gotten infested in the first place and its fruit would still be sunning like a true maxi

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That fucking sucks. They take so long to fruit after planting.

Pretty much, yup

I love trees.

Samesies

That's a bummer. Sorry to hear that.

Thanks homie

Such a bittersweet moment natureโ€™s cycles remind us that even endings hold space for rebirth. You gave it your all. One ending is opportunity for new beginning.

Exactly, just like how it happens in the forest. I didnโ€™t realized how attached I had gotten

oh no ๐Ÿ˜– sorry for your loss ๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ

you should buy one of these

I literally asked ๐Ÿ˜‚

can already see you, P and the dogs with this new family member ๐Ÿ˜

๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚itโ€™s ugly as hell, but if it was sweet, I would love it

I think it looks cute ๐Ÿ˜… but I also like him

Heโ€™s adorable for sure

Try to get them to leave a sizeable stump. A 5ft high stump should be enough for the tree to resprout.

Termites were down to the roots

Well that's where termites live. They start at the roots but they generally travel up the outside of the trunk to get to the dead limbs.

I suspect you're being bullshitted by fear mongering arborists or pest controllers. Pest controllers are well known for doing this.

It's your tree though. Do what you feel is best.

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Termites are shitcoiners

I hate them with all of my being

Dรญa triste para ese รกrbol ๐Ÿ˜ข

And the mother of the tree ๐Ÿ˜ญ

Damn. Well at least it had a good life. What are you going to plant in its place?

That sucks. Avocados ste the best. Termites are the worst.

So sad to see this. ๐Ÿ˜ฅ