The time has come...

The fir tree in the garden has probably reached the end of the road.  It's about 20 years old and has seen better days.  For some reason the bottom 6 feet are growing prolifically, the top 6 feet too are looking healthy but the middle 18 feet get sparser and sparser each year.  It is a pathetic specimen.  Before 2021 I think the tree man will have a little job to perform.