Sad to see this wonderful tree come down, but as one of the tree guys said when looking at the job: “it’s got a lot of problems”. Not the least of which was a huge branch (on the right in the photo) leaning toward the house, and more importantly, the backside of that branch with a substantial amount of bark loss and signs of an insect infestation at its base. The tree offered the best dappled shade, though, courtesy of its small leaf structure, and a sparse canopy.