Today....
- Thread starter Mark Chisholm
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I have worked in these trees and the fire marks extend beyond what you see in the photo. Those trees are between 700-? years old, so you can imagine how many fires they have been through in their lives, and clearly at least one of those fires did it’s best to get up into the crowns.
Shadowscape
Been here a while
- Location
- far north
About an hour ago lightening hit the tree outside my picture window. Blew parts of the tree 300 feet. Also took out my modem and router. Fortunately, I have spares. No broken windows but do have pieces of the tree imbedded in the side of the house. Blew several breakers in my house as well, and it smells like burnt wire insulation in here. Another basswood bites the dust.
But my Princess Phone is still working!
But my Princess Phone is still working!
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Shadowscape
Been here a while
- Location
- far north
Funny update:
Yesterday the lightning struck the tree about 30 feet from where I was sitting.
Today the neighbor lady came over to see what was left of the tree. She lives about a 1/4 mile through the woods. She was looking at the tree and said, "Scary." I said, "Yeah, it was pretty loud." She responded with, "Loud? You should have heard it over at my place!"
To top it off, while we were walking back around to the other side of the house, she said that she had seen a Wolley Mammoth caterpillar, and it was going to be a cold winter.
I think she has been living isolated too long and needs to move into town.
Yesterday the lightning struck the tree about 30 feet from where I was sitting.
Today the neighbor lady came over to see what was left of the tree. She lives about a 1/4 mile through the woods. She was looking at the tree and said, "Scary." I said, "Yeah, it was pretty loud." She responded with, "Loud? You should have heard it over at my place!"
To top it off, while we were walking back around to the other side of the house, she said that she had seen a Wolley Mammoth caterpillar, and it was going to be a cold winter.
I think she has been living isolated too long and needs to move into town.
I've still been pretty light on tree work as my shoulder is still giving me troubles, but my new part time employee is a joy to work with, so I'm extremely happy about that.
My mini-shop-trailer is largely done on the inside at this point. I've still got lots of little details both in and out, and need to build the worktable and cover that will be outside for blowing off dirty gear, but I expect to move it onto my other property and be using it pretty soon, so that's cool.
My mini-shop-trailer is largely done on the inside at this point. I've still got lots of little details both in and out, and need to build the worktable and cover that will be outside for blowing off dirty gear, but I expect to move it onto my other property and be using it pretty soon, so that's cool.
Bendroctanus
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Springfield
Wow….
Stumpsprouts
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Asheville
I got back on the saddle today 14 months after crushing my hand. I’m only taking on ‘gentlemen climber’ projects, one day a week, which today was deadwooding a 43” diameter Southern Red oak at the Biltmore.
(They’re getting a lot more tree work done since the recent fatalities)
Honestly felt great. This photo doesn’t really say much but it was a great sprawler. The body remembers what my brain forgot. The tendons on the injured arm are pretty sore and my hand strength is still lagging a bit.
Nice you’re back at it. Wish you a full recovery! Does @Tom Dunlap know that tree???
Got into a pretty holler Silver Maple today. Big fella. Suffered a bad break (1 of 3 leaders broke out and missed everything important) likely due to some larger branches being removed quite some time ago. After plucking out the top I thought I was into good wood, but nay. When I felt my saw enter the cavity I had to pause and back down on the pretension.
Here’s the old break coming off the stonewall on the neighbor’s side.
Here’s the old break coming off the stonewall on the neighbor’s side.
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chiselbit
Been here a while
Took down this pine today
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I had to hide from this giant wasp
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And the hammer
In the running for “funniest post of the year”!
- Location
- Retired in Minneapolis
I don't recall that tree. There are soooo many LARGE trees growing within a tree-length of roads at The Biltmore. Land was acquired for The Estate starting around 1885 +/- and there are pockets of trees older than that. Given the sensibilities of our profession with the TRAQ system the management plan for trees everywhere needs to be reassessed/.
Stumpsprouts
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Asheville
It took almost a half hour to drive from the job site to the entrance. So yeah there are a lot of trees to manage!
I’d put this tree at or before 1885. There was a large lead that succumbed to rot what looks like a long time ago- about 36” diameter hole there. Really just one of many oldens, you stop noticing trees of this size as you walk throughout the grounds, the sense of scale just changes.
These are still pencils compared to what @rico is playing with.
Thank you
I was surprised how easy it felt tbh.
Treemuel
Branched out member
- Location
- Hancock, ME
More island work with views. Lots of really nice big old trees here (for Maine)! Topped out at ~110ft in this white pine.
