Maintenance of Trees

　　The trees in my garden have grown up too high. They scatter their seed and they sprout out everywhere and even outside the garden. It has bothered me. Moreover lots of bees swarm around the trees seeking honey. My dogs, Rio and Mocha, were living just beneath the trees and they might have been stung by the bees. I feel sorry about it at this late date after they have
passed away.
　　My wife and I decided to cut the upper third, which contains flowers, down to ward off the bees. I could ask someone to cut the branches and throw them away, but I had time and tried to use the saw myself. It didn't look so hard at first. However, maybe because I'm not familiar with carpentry,
this task was really hard for me.

(Vocabulary)
swarm across/into sth  〈人が〉＜場所＞に群がる;〈虫・動物などが〉群がる
swarm with sb/sth  《[自]通例進行形で》〈場所が〉＜…＞であふれている
The place was swarming with people.  その場所は人であふれ返っていた．
carpentry  [U] 大工職, 大工仕事, 木工

(Vocabulary from comments)
lop [la:p]
lop a tree  木の枝を切り落とす
arborist  樹木専門家, 樹木医
 

Comments

[KUMO]

Thank you! Wonderful!

[Shiroi Tora]

Just to make it easier for you in the future...I am sure they have heavy duty lopping shear and pole saw combination on an extending pole available. Many of them are made in Japan. I have used one to trim trees in the past. I have included a web address for you to see various arborist supplies.

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/75580529/Tools_-Clothing-_-Supplies-for-Arborists_-Nurserymen-_-Linemen

Page 11 has an example.