In order to finish the facia repair at 420 Grand, I decided that I should reduce the size of one of the intersecting shrubs. I don't know exactly what it is. Because it has awl-shaped leaves, it must be a juniper, but I doubt that it is native: Probably a landscape planting by a former owner that has done well in its sheltered location. It hasn't necessarily bothered me very much, but I can't reach the facia behind it.
I thought that I could use the chainsaw to convert the sprawling shrub to a box. In other words, I could flatten the front, pushing it back towards the house, and cut off the top, bringing it down to a manageable five feet tall. As I worked, I began to realize that my preferred dimensions would remove all the leaves, preserving only the lower trunk. Is it ugly? No, not ugly. A bonsai.
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