I understand that, I've seen grey pine growing 15 ft away from each other that with one pushing 40" diameter and the other at 20" that were the same age. For the most part I don't think you can get a very accurate age with drilling or calling the tree unless it's something that always grows slowly.
Today....
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Yeah but sycamore is particularly fast
Winchman
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Look what fell last night for me to clean up this morning.
I think what fell earlier was actually the top part of the tree, and it broke this one and another lower one that's still attached.
That looks like a climbing job.
While I was there I cut down this dead tree.
And sawed it up.
I left it like that 'cause I'm 76, the temp was 86, and it felt like 96.
Yesterday evening I went back, cleaned the yard up, and hauled everything to the curb for pickup.
I think what fell earlier was actually the top part of the tree, and it broke this one and another lower one that's still attached.
That looks like a climbing job.
While I was there I cut down this dead tree.
And sawed it up.
I left it like that 'cause I'm 76, the temp was 86, and it felt like 96.
Yesterday evening I went back, cleaned the yard up, and hauled everything to the curb for pickup.
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We had strong storms yesterday evening that snapped some trees around town. Worst was the one that resulted in 2 fatalities, a 3 month old girl and a 2 year old girl.
The 2 year old was crushed on her mother's lap. Took over 2 hours to extricate the mother. Just awful.
Today I cut up a 16" oak that snapped and fell into a neighbor's driveway. At least it didn't hit the house or cars. House 2 doors away had a larger tree that snapped and fell onto the corner of the house.
After clearing the oak, I was cutting up the top that broke out of a yellow poplar when I got swarmed by yellow jackets. Got stung about 2 dozen times. Got some up one pants leg, was getting stung through my long sleeve t-shirt which was soaked and stuck to me. I'm quite allergic, but at least don't go into full anaphylaxis. Grabbed my saws and high tailed it home for benadryl and other meds. Got back to feeling normal after 6 or 7 hours. My breathing was never affected, so no epi pen and no ER.
The 2 year old was crushed on her mother's lap. Took over 2 hours to extricate the mother. Just awful.
Today I cut up a 16" oak that snapped and fell into a neighbor's driveway. At least it didn't hit the house or cars. House 2 doors away had a larger tree that snapped and fell onto the corner of the house.
After clearing the oak, I was cutting up the top that broke out of a yellow poplar when I got swarmed by yellow jackets. Got stung about 2 dozen times. Got some up one pants leg, was getting stung through my long sleeve t-shirt which was soaked and stuck to me. I'm quite allergic, but at least don't go into full anaphylaxis. Grabbed my saws and high tailed it home for benadryl and other meds. Got back to feeling normal after 6 or 7 hours. My breathing was never affected, so no epi pen and no ER.
Serf Life
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That’s heartbreaking, one doesn’t come back from a loss like that.
southsoundtree
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Agreed. No returning after such trauma. SAD.
Oral and topical Benedryl and hydrocortisone cream are in my truck. A good thing to have on hand, immediately.
Oral and topical Benedryl and hydrocortisone cream are in my truck. A good thing to have on hand, immediately.
Winchman
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- Southwest Georgia
I heard some cracking and thumping late Saturday night, and found this mess in my neighbor's backyard Sunday morning..
Some limbs fell from the big pine taking down limbs from the nearby oak and cherry trees. We haven't had any storms recently to explain all the live limbs falling, so I'm beginning to wonder what's going on with the pines.
Some limbs fell from the big pine taking down limbs from the nearby oak and cherry trees. We haven't had any storms recently to explain all the live limbs falling, so I'm beginning to wonder what's going on with the pines.
Mick Dempsey
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Dempsey Tree Surgery on Instagram: "Black poplar tomfoolery. Big drops, self lowering and a cup of coffee for @joshua_mungo @fifthelementtraining on the ropes."
Dempsey Tree Surgery shared a post on Instagram: "Black poplar tomfoolery. Big drops, self lowering and a cup of coffee for @joshua_mungo @fifthelementtraining on the ropes.". Follow their account to see 71 posts.
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Big cottonwood.
southsoundtree
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No messing around, ay, Mick?
The old Kubota woulda had a bit of trouble with that, maybe, huh?
The old Kubota woulda had a bit of trouble with that, maybe, huh?
Mick Dempsey
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Yeah, the little tractor would have got a bit boring ferrying that stuff to the end of the garden.
Probably have blown the pump by now as well.
Cookies from a Cedar trunk in the corner there?
Winchman
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- Southwest Georgia
Went up to deal with this broken limb early Friday morning.
It was already resting on a lower limb, so I started there cutting off pieces I could throw down to get it light enough to lower with a rope. Ended up with this pile on the ground ready to carry to the curb for pickup.
The 10-yo Accord with 14K miles is a perfect beater for carrying around my Big Shot and climbing gear.
It was already resting on a lower limb, so I started there cutting off pieces I could throw down to get it light enough to lower with a rope. Ended up with this pile on the ground ready to carry to the curb for pickup.
The 10-yo Accord with 14K miles is a perfect beater for carrying around my Big Shot and climbing gear.
So much information in that photo. I like the game of forensics.First contact with the customer was to help them free a stuck saw. I was unavailable and they managed to solve it themselves, but I came to look at the remaining trees today, pretty sure I found the culprit
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No before photos…. Numbskull arborist
Pretty sweet 2.5 hour half day min charge for crew x1 no haul
Pretty sweet 2.5 hour half day min charge for crew x1 no haul
Rooted.Tree.Solutions
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