Where the Little Arkansas meets the Arkansas, cottonwoods lean toward the water and the Keeper of the Plains stands over the confluence — Wichita has always been a river town in a city's clothes. C.K. Tree Service works shade all across it, from the old sycamores in Riverside to Delano lots where a removal has to thread between a garage and a fence. Trimming keeps crowns off roofs and service lines; pruning gives young street trees the structure to take a Kansas gust without splitting. Ice in February and straight-line wind in July each get their turn, and storm damage cleanup starts at the walkway and the front door. When the trucks pull away the yard is quiet again and the sky does all the talking.