Cool story...

[mpriley02]

This is one lucky lady, and a sad story for the tree and a piece of Georgia history...

http://www.sfws.auburn.edu/south/skinner.html

 

[TLHamel]

Link doesn't work for me.

 

[guymayor]

www.sfws.auburn.edu/south/skinner.html

A chilling tale. O for a rubber hammer, and a trained eye. Makes one value the service of tree risk assessment.

 

[skew]

Interesting indeed. Who among us tree lovers would have been able to pull the trigger on removing that tree versus thinning, lightening?