Meet Maurice

When we purchased our house in October this was the beast that greeted us in the back yard.  Lets call him Maurice the Mesquite. 

Since Maurice was leaning on the power line, when we did electrical work to the house he got his first trim.

  This next picture is for you to see how green it can get in Phoenix.  I thought it looked lovely, and since the cats enjoyed the lush yard we let it grow.  Will not be doing that again.    

 

All of that gorgeous green turned nasty brown and took about 12 + contractor sized trash bags to remove.  Note Maurice's growth within 6 months of the initial trim.

The image to the left, albeit a patch job, is a decent depiction of how our tree has developed since its first trim.  We were informed by a landscape pro it taken care of before Monsoon season.  Too top heavy and Maurice was destine for a sure to be costly crash.  On Sunday we had a great tree guy come out and work some tree shaping and thinning magic, and voila! 

Now that's a happy home owner, a happy, healthier tree and some sweet looking Bougainvillea grid work!