Uploaded January 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
It is with great sadness that we had to have our 200 year old sugar maple taken down. For years we have had it pruned, wired, fertilized, but still it's crown had die back. This past year it was dropping some large branches. One ripped my kitchen screen window, but didn't break the glass. I figured it was time. I cringed every time we had a wind storm.
For 35 years I have enjoyed the shade, the wildlife, the color of the fall leaves, and the maple syrup. It will be missed.
In the spring, once I figure out how to cut & split the wood, I'll plant a new tree. I'd love to get a planting from the majestic oak across the street.
We just had book club and Sue read the poem by Charles Reese that really touched me:
The Sugar Maple Tree
I awake from winters slumber
As my sap begins to flow
My buds will shortly sprout
While my limbs begin to grow
I watch the many animals
That start to come around
To some I am a gym
While others lay quite sound
The birds will make their nest
In my many boughs
The weave each little nest
With great skill it's quite a show
I've stood the test of time
As the seasons come and go
When summer comes I'll be
The shade that you love so
There used to be some children
Who would climb my sturdy limbs
They'd play all day around me
Their joy to me were hymns
When fall comes to pass
I put on my favorite suit
With reds oranges and yellows
The owl will even give a hoot
My sap is what I'm famous for
It taste so sweet when boiled down
I tell you just one sip of it
Will make a smile right from a frown
Now When my days are through
My journey still goes on
I may become a bedstead
Or a table for someone
Someone may yet use me
For a ceiling or a floor
You see my wood is prized
For many things even a door
But now I will just stand here
For everyone to see
The majesty and wonder
Of me the Sugar Maple tree
Created 7/21/15 for the Trees Personified contest
It is with great sadness that we had to have our 200 year old sugar maple taken down. For years we have had it pruned, wired, fertilized, but still it's crown had die back. This past year it was dropping some large branches. One ripped my kitchen screen window, but didn't break the glass. I figured it was time. I cringed every time we had a wind storm.
For 35 years I have enjoyed the shade, the wildlife, the color of the fall leaves, and the maple syrup. It will be missed.
In the spring, once I figure out how to cut & split the wood, I'll plant a new tree. I'd love to get a planting from the majestic oak across the street.
We just had book club and Sue read the poem by Charles Reese that really touched me:
The Sugar Maple Tree
I awake from winters slumber
As my sap begins to flow
My buds will shortly sprout
While my limbs begin to grow
I watch the many animals
That start to come around
To some I am a gym
While others lay quite sound
The birds will make their nest
In my many boughs
The weave each little nest
With great skill it's quite a show
I've stood the test of time
As the seasons come and go
When summer comes I'll be
The shade that you love so
There used to be some children
Who would climb my sturdy limbs
They'd play all day around me
Their joy to me were hymns
When fall comes to pass
I put on my favorite suit
With reds oranges and yellows
The owl will even give a hoot
My sap is what I'm famous for
It taste so sweet when boiled down
I tell you just one sip of it
Will make a smile right from a frown
Now When my days are through
My journey still goes on
I may become a bedstead
Or a table for someone
Someone may yet use me
For a ceiling or a floor
You see my wood is prized
For many things even a door
But now I will just stand here
For everyone to see
The majesty and wonder
Of me the Sugar Maple tree
Created 7/21/15 for the Trees Personified contest
