[Leica] IMG: Tree Details

[sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)]

In the South, a tree is nice, it keeps us cool in the summer,  busy raking
in the fall and joyful when the spring leaves come out.  When a Gustav aims
at us, we become fearful.  Trees need to be managed, and like other
organisms, get old and sometimes fatally diseased.   My biggest Oak (of
three) has done all of the above.  Look here:

http://www.sonc.com/tree/




On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 6:50 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Several viewers commented on the "nice" tree that I recently removed from
> my backyard.  While I don't usually want to burden the lists with details, 
> I
> don't want people to think I remove trees without good cause. The three
> images below show the problems that caught me by surprise, and led to the
> decision to remove the tree.
>
> The top of the tree, when viewed from ground level, did not appear to have
> problems.  There were some dead lower branches that needed to be removed.
>  When the experienced tree surgeon viewed the upper fork from the bucket, 
> he
> found a serious weakness.
>
> >From the ground:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Damaged+Fork.tif.html
>
> After cutting the damaged branch:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Split+Branch.tif.html
>
> The upper portion of the trunk, as well as the base of the tree, were
> hollow:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Stump.tif.html
>
> Since it was close to the house, I feel safer now.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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Regards,

Sonny
http://www.sonc.com
Natchitoches, Louisiana
USA