Good bye Mango Tree
By LK2018
@Letranknight2015 (51532)
Philippines
August 31, 2017 9:53am CST
I hope no one get's offended by the post. For a while now we've been planning to get rid of this tree. Before we had our commercial space, we had two Narra tree cut down and discovered how the roots destroyed our front wall.
Then last we've tried to negotiated with some one that would cut our tree, we paid installment after installment but no avail, he didn't do it anyways.
Until Today our Village officer recommended some one he knows. Though her price is a bit high, they did it fast.
I am sad though because if we kill this tree, no more free mango every summer.
It had to go because it got so big that it destroyed our flooring and cause a crack on the wall. Not to mention infested with lots of ants. They took out the leaves first and soon poisoned it to death.
Farewell to our backyard tree of more than 30 yrs.
Photo credits to me.
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17 responses
@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
31 Aug 17
Hello @amadeo I didn't think it was ever going to happen, but it happened anyways.
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@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
31 Aug 17
Hello @Kandae11 You're right it was a tough decision. But it has to go, or our house gets destroyed.
@pitstop (13054)
• India
31 Aug 17
@Letranknight2015 how about a few plants around the house or in pots. This will help
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@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
1 Sep 17
@pitstop yeah, plants are okay. she can re garden once the tree is totally gone.
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@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
31 Aug 17
Hello @pitstop There are no safe spot here, it's a growing city. Almost every Farm I've seen had been replaced with houses over houses.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
1 Sep 17
Sad for the tree but your house needs to be saved. I feel for trees when they are got rid of.
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@averygirl72 (37726)
• Philippines
1 Sep 17
So it's a backyard tree. So they need to take the leaves first then poison the tree with a chemical? It's better to clear your backyard if it's causing trouble in your house
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@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
2 Sep 17
@averygirl72 I have no idea..But I seriously don't like it poisoned.
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@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
1 Sep 17
Hello @averygirl72 They haven't done the poisoning yet, it's even devastating to even hearing that. But yes, it has caused trouble to our house and probably our neighbors.
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@rachz_kisses (3798)
• Philippines
1 Sep 17
That's sad. But I guess you need to do something to save the house. You can always plant a mango tree.
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@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
1 Sep 17
We have collect a few mango seeds and some of them have already grown @rachz_kisses
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@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
1 Sep 17
@rachz_kisses, No choice but to cut the tree of life.
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@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
1 Sep 17
Yeah, it was really sad, it's been there for a long time. I never thought I'd see it go @youless
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@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
1 Sep 17
@JudyEv It's sad their roots can't be contained.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Sep 17
@Letranknight2015 Some trees do a lot of damage to buildings and roads.
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@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
2 Sep 17
So you lost three trees over there @Lucky15 what kind of trees they were?
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@Lucky15 (37346)
• Philippines
2 Sep 17
@Letranknight2015 mango trees. their roots had destroyed the fence, that is why ;/
@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
31 Aug 17
Why would anyone get offended? Its a tree, and it's your choice
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@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
31 Aug 17
Well, I figured there must be tree huggers in this site which I'm not aware of 
@Courtlynn
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@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
1 Sep 17
@Courtlynn Personally I don't like this tree to die.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
1 Sep 17
Sometimes we have to take a tree to save our home.
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@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
1 Sep 17
Hello @andriaperry That's true, we couldn't stop it from growing from underground anyways.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
1 Sep 17
Sometimes we need to sacrifice something for the greater good, in your case its the mango tree that is needed to be sacrificed.
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@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
2 Sep 17
I didn't want that sacrificed @ilocosboy wished we had bigger land for the tree..I don't ever favor sacrificing nature over our home.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
2 Sep 17
@Letranknight2015 we don't want but sometimes we have to do it.
@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
2 Sep 17
I feel sad when ever I go at the back yard and looking at the tree soon to be cut again @thelme55
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@thelme55 (76476)
• Germany
2 Sep 17
@Letranknight2015 I can relate to your sadness. Why not try to plant a new mango tree?
@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
1 Sep 17
Why would I replace such a big tree if were going to experience this again 3 decades later? @YrNemo you never seen a mango tree before?
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@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
1 Sep 17
@YrNemo We've planted several in the pot, we have given at least one to a friend.
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@YrNemo (20261)
•
1 Sep 17
@Letranknight2015 replace as in, planting another but smaller one .
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@m_audrey6788 (58485)
• Germany
31 Aug 17
Yes..It`s sad, I hope you can put a mango tree somewhere else more free to get big..Wish you a nice day! 
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@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
31 Aug 17
Hello @m_audrey6788 Nope we don't have that technology I don't know if it's singapore or hongkong who had the man power to literally transfer the tree some whre.
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
31 Aug 17
Aww really sad, but can't help in such situations.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
31 Aug 17
So sad when a tree is cut;but sometimes we have to do it . Just plant in other available areas.
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@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
1 Sep 17
Fortunately we have mango plants here that is not fully grown yet, the largest one was replanted to my mom's friends house @acelawrites
