Timmmmm berrrrrr

[River Rat]

No more tall pines in my yard. After Katrina, Gustav, Ike and the snow we were not taking anymore chances of a tree on the house. It's a mess, but now if we can get some rain I can MD Here's a little collage of my yard during the hurricane, snow and today. I was nowhere around when they were cutting in the yard...too dangerous.

Snow - Dec '08​

Lightening rod​

Gustav​

I measured this one...36" circumference​

 

[leslie(nova scotia)]

yo R

From the land of the Bluenose.....wozer ! man I would not want to be on the receiving end of those!

 

[rginn]

Sorry about losing the trees anyway. Lots of tree cutting going on up here due to the pine beetle infestation. Everybody blames global warming, but I think it's nature's way of compensating for the lack of natural wildfires.

 

[Tnmountains]

You better cut quick if you have the pine beetles. We are cutting about 300 acres of pine right now in a select cut. I am doing it for habitat management. Timer prices are at an all time low and the Bowaters is on quotas. The bores ran thru here a couple years ago.
I dont blame you River Rat. I sometimes wish I did not have the large oaks over my house. Cant just drop those. Nice cuts by the way : )

Regards
TnMountains

 

[rmptr]

Nice pic of where the lightning had struck.

 

[foxtonames]

I think you mean "diameter" instead of circumference. A 36" circumference would be about 11.5" diameter, which would make the guy with the chainsaw about one foot tall at the crotch.
Foxtonames

 

[allen]

hate to see trees go down like that,
but if it makes the family safer, go for it !
btw, great looking pics !

 

[Don in SJ]

Considering what you are exposed to I think it was a good decision. We just lost power last week from a bad storm, my neighbor had 1/3 of a big Tulip Popular tree get sheared off with straight force winds, which took out her cable and electricity, and lucky that only smaller portions fell on the roof.

My the wires going to my house are routed through a big Oak tree, and also have another big Oak behind the house I worry about. Rather expensive having Tree Surgeons do it, but a cherry picker has been needed on all the previous trees I have had removed over the past 10 years. But, Oaks are pretty stable around her, it is the big Jersey Pines I worry about and have had a few snap over the years, thus the half dozen trees removed lately have all been those big Jersey Pine trees.

Don

 

[Mental Granny]

The trees are really commin down, when we were on the phone I know you said Alden was busy with the cuting but, ........ WOW!

 

[River Rat]

I think you mean "diameter" instead of circumference. A 36" circumference would be about 11.5" diameter, which would make the guy with the chainsaw about one foot tall at the crotch.
Foxtonames

Fox, all I know that when I measured it was 36" from edge to edge...just measured my patio table and that read 33".

Evy, yep he was busy as a bee. The stump grinders are finished and the yard still looks terrible. But, I don't have to worry about a tree hitting the house again.

RR

 

[Mental Granny]

And with it being your hurricane season then winter I know it will be alot easier for you! I was off line from Mon. night at 11 till about 4 am this am we had no elec. we had a tornado! I think it was a F1 dont know yet !

 

[stefen]

Sorry about losing the trees anyway. Lots of tree cutting going on up here due to the pine beetle infestation. Everybody blames global warming, but I think it's nature's way of compensating for the lack of natural wildfires.

Experienced pine beetles several years ago....boy what a mess...could see the decline in days...USF cut and coptered-out thousands of trees...

Basically, our area was due to drought and low water table...bettles infested trees in distress...

Can't imagine one of those taking out a house...did see one take out a caddy...flattest Detroit iron ever.

 

[extractor]

Sorry about losing the trees anyway. Lots of tree cutting going on up here due to the pine beetle infestation. Everybody blames global warming, but I think it's nature's way of compensating for the lack of natural wildfires.

Exellent point, I'd have to agree.