There’s a sense of triumphant accomplishment that comes from cutting down dead or unwanted trees. (Not to mention the thrill of yelling, “Timber!”) But that feeling fades pretty quickly when you look ...

Faye Braaten started out with a 10-foot tall tree stump in the yard of an old HP Building at 302 SE Third St. and finished with a column of flowers, vines and a little girl nestled in a hollow.

While many homeowners can say they’ve dealt with large branches falling on their property, not a lot of them can say that they’ve turned those trees into works of art. But that’s exactly what Wixom ...