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Title: Glad it ain't mine.
Post by: Jeff on October 12, 2021, 10:43:06 AM

This approximate 20" dbh, ( I aint getting close enough to measure it) Red Oak, is just across the road from my house. That's some trauma there! :)

Hopefully the trees keep it out of the road when it finally succumbs to gravity.

(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/20211012_094307.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1634049662)

(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/20211012_094330.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1634049681)

Title: Re: Glad it ain't mine.
Post by: ehp on October 12, 2021, 12:32:19 PM

Just another day in the park here. We get twisters so you see tons of trees like that Right where I'm cutting there is quite a few oak 16 to 20 feet off the ground that are twisted right off from the last storm a month ago

Title: Re: Glad it ain't mine.
Post by: mike_belben on October 12, 2021, 02:07:38 PM

Thats the sorta stuff that made me stop climbing. The tornado in 2011 exposed a whole lot of those perfect looking hollow trees.

Title: Re: Glad it ain't mine.
Post by: Ed on October 15, 2021, 12:39:39 AM

That tree adds another page to the definition of "widow maker".

Ed

Title: Re: Glad it ain't mine.
Post by: gspren on October 15, 2021, 08:29:57 AM

Pre-split firewood, just needs to hit the ground before you start bucking.

Title: Re: Glad it ain't mine.
Post by: ehp on October 16, 2021, 05:06:39 PM

I just walked 2 small bush that I logged last year and the bush besides it that got hit in the last tornado and I got a lot of not nice trees to clean up , one small hill is over 100 bigger white pine and cherry to bring out , most just blew over but some are busted up pretty good

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