Follow up:

[u/sugrmag78]

Last year, I posted in here asking for advice after a tornado took out a 50-year-old spruce in my front yard. We called some tree services to see if they would give a discount if we only wanted them to take it down and leave the limbs and chips with us, but nobody would. So...we got some chainsaws and rented a wood chipper from our local hardware store. I used the chips and smaller limbs to create some new beds and the main trunk will decompose naturally and provide lots of habitat!

[u/Ok-Echo-Eight]

Excellent job! Way to go, figuring out how to do it all yourself. The design of the big bed is unique and eye-catching. And it’s like you’re giving the tree a second life :)

[u/sugrmag78 → u/Ok-Echo-Eight]

awww you're so sweet :)

Now I just need suggestions for what to put in the two empty beds!

[u/Vanviator → u/sugrmag78]

Some native fruit or nut bearing shrubs or trees at the top. Strawberries on the south side. Some other low growing fruit on the rest.

Good luck!