Horrible straight line winds here last night. Would guess 60 to 70 mph gusts. Woke up to my biggest maple blown over. Luckily It didn't hit house or the cars only the propane tank lol
Woke up to this
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Glad you fared well and all are free from injury.
On the plus side, you're a bit ahead on collecting firewood for next season's haul.
On the plus side, you're a bit ahead on collecting firewood for next season's haul.
Glad your okay and yes look at tall that firewood and so convenient you won't have to drive to get it.. Have you in my prayers--they say there was about 18 tornado's last night around the country..clancey
Caw
Minister of Fire
Glad it missed all the important stuff! Looks like a good amount of rot in the stump so it's good it's down safely. Plus side is you just got a log length delivery!
I wonder how experts assess 'potential weak trees' before something like this happens? Species plays a part, I'm sure. Dead sections in tree as well.
Bad tornado outbreak last night with many dead, lucky you just the straight line winds and free firewood.
Just heard about that on the radio. Feel horrible for people in Kentucky and illiniis
I'm impressed with my little Ms 250 definitely biggest stuff I've cut with it. Trees at 30/35% moisture so will have good maple next winter
Ironic (or not) that it hit your propane tank. Seems like a sign. You're supposed to burn more wood and less propane. 😁
I am not an arborist but in the third shot, the tree on the left looks real suspicions to me. It looks like the bark is broken/missing at the ground line. That could be sign of rot in the base.
I know right? Told the wife we need to put a stove in the basement instead of the dang furnace I just installed
That tree is healthy I think. I knew the tree that fell had some lhollowness. Just didn't realize the extent
stoveliker
Minister of Fire
Or it could be weed whacker damage (which could, over time, also result in rot there ..)
Can you post some close up shots of that particular tree?
Sometimes when one tree gets root rot, the maple that fell, others close by can suffer the same fate.
Finally got the stump separated from the trunk. That was some sketchy stuff. Found a horseshoe underneath roots
Looks healthy to me from these pics. Just a few old limb wounds in the canopy but nothing to cause alarm.
I'm not a certified arborist but have been in the trade since '02. I did work with one for a couple years in my beginnings. He taught me a lot.
maybe a favorite horse was buried under the tree and someone marked it off with a horseshoe..many many years ago--just imagining here...clancey
CatfishHunter
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When we buried my grandmother, I threw an entire garlic plant in there and then planted some cloves just below the surface. Had she been into horses, maybe I would have done a horseshoe as well!
JamesGuido
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