Dying Tree

This poor little tree of mine has been through a lot. Namely, a puppy named Cocoa. She gnawed at this poor little tree when it was new~~I guess she thought it looked like a great teething toy. We thought she had killed it, but it sprang up a new shoot that seemed to survive over the past few years with scars to show for it.

This year it bloomed and that was it. I think it is infested with bugs, which this lovely bird is more than willing to peck at but subsequently, I think this tree is truly a goner now.

That's ok. While it was a pretty tree and a fast grower, I think I'd rather have a more useful tree like a peach tree or something.