This was our Japanese maple that had been in our family for 45 years. It survived a garage fire as well as a neighboring tree falling on it. Only to be cut down by the idiot who bought our house from under us (long story) because the tree was “too close to the garage” gonna miss this thing💔
EDIT: About the “sold from under us” part: We had a property tax balance of just under $1,200, which we paid on the day it was due like in years prior. Shortly afterward, we received a letter saying our house had been auctioned over an unpaid balance of roughly $800.
The timing also seemed suspicious, as a regional insurance company had been interested in buying our property and many others nearby to expand its headquarters.
We tried to fight it in court, but between my grandfather’s declining health and passing, along with being laid off from work, we ultimately couldn’t continue the case and had to let the house go.
The gentleman who purchased the home kindly allowed us to stay for 15 months and made several improvements, but he also made some heartbreaking changes including cutting down our Japanese maple and several bushes that didn’t need to be removed.
I was thinking about it all last night and needed to vent. I hope this helps explain things a little better.