{"id":368,"date":"2018-06-28T19:11:03","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T19:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/707southardkeywest.com\/?p=368"},"modified":"2018-06-28T19:11:03","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T19:11:03","slug":"gumbo-limbo-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/707southardkeywest.com\/?p=368","title":{"rendered":"Gumbo Limbo Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just after Christmas of last year, we contacted the City of Key West to do something about the tree in front of our house.\u00a0 A main root was going under our porch and had caused floor tiles in the master bath to crack.<\/p>\n<p>It was inspected and approved to cut the root going under the house, while saving the tree.\u00a0 We never wanted to lose our shade, but also didn&#8217;t want further damage.<\/p>\n<p>Pictures from this week.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_376\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-376\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-376\" src=\"http:\/\/707southardkeywest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20180625_170709-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/707southardkeywest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20180625_170709-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/707southardkeywest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20180625_170709-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/707southardkeywest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20180625_170709-768x373.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Before Construction<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_374\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-374\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-374\" src=\"http:\/\/707southardkeywest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20180627_110108-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/707southardkeywest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20180627_110108-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/707southardkeywest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20180627_110108-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/707southardkeywest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20180627_110108-768x373.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Removing Concrete<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_369\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-369\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-369\" src=\"http:\/\/707southardkeywest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20180628_084749-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/707southardkeywest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20180628_084749-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/707southardkeywest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20180628_084749-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/707southardkeywest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20180628_084749-768x373.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Root Cut, Now Excavating<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_371\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-371\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-371\" src=\"http:\/\/707southardkeywest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20180628_123002-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/707southardkeywest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20180628_123002-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/707southardkeywest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20180628_123002-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/707southardkeywest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20180628_123002-768x373.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ready for New Surface<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We will be heading north on Sunday morning, and won&#8217;t get to see the finished job until our next visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just after Christmas of last year, we contacted the City of Key West to do something about the tree in front of our house.\u00a0 A main root was going under our porch and had caused floor tiles in the master bath to crack. 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