Using his staging, Rufus Royce, of Chelsea, Vt., trims the 20-foot balsam tree in his front yard on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. His wife Nancy Royce, 85, said when they planted the tree 30 years ago it was the "skinniest scrawny little thing you ever saw". The tree is trimmed once a year, and attracts many birds and sometimes hungry deer. Rufus Royce will be 88 later this month. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Using his staging, Rufus Royce, of Chelsea, Vt., trims the 20-foot balsam tree in his front yard on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. His wife Nancy Royce, 85, said when they planted the tree 30 years ago it was the "skinniest scrawny little thing you ever saw". The tree is trimmed once a year, and attracts many birds and sometimes hungry deer. Rufus Royce will be 88 later this month. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: Valley News — Jennifer Hauck