I own 7 acres, of which 5-6 acres are wooded. It has 2 streams that come through it and is generally very swampy/wet. I cut down about 1/2 acre of trees smack in the middle to build my house. Most of the trees are maple and ash, they aren't very big, I'd say my oldest tree is 40-50 years old.
This year I've had 7 trees break off at the top in the last 2 months. The break seems fairly clean, not a split.
Most of the trees seem to be on the fringe of the tree line, they aren't breaking in the middle of the lot. I get that I'm opening up the woods and that the trees are now more exposed to more wind. But I really don't get much wind here, 1/4 of what I got at my old house 5 miles away.
Is this typical? Are my trees diseased?
This year I've had 7 trees break off at the top in the last 2 months. The break seems fairly clean, not a split.
Most of the trees seem to be on the fringe of the tree line, they aren't breaking in the middle of the lot. I get that I'm opening up the woods and that the trees are now more exposed to more wind. But I really don't get much wind here, 1/4 of what I got at my old house 5 miles away.
Is this typical? Are my trees diseased?