Grenfell
ArboristSite Member
Here is the reason for my felled maple. I took a closer look at it again today and saw a funny looking root.
Actually it wasn't a root at all.
A rusted, metal pipe was inside the base of the trunk.
The idiot, useless, lazy, *#@&$^, previous owners (trust me on this one, they were useless) somehow allowed the tree to envelop a metal pipe as it grew. Or they inserted it into the base of the tree. Or...aliens put it there.
I dunno. The pics explain it all. It's obviously the reason the tree finally failed. You can see how the tree tried to grow around it and the funny roots that developed because of its presence.
It was a ticking bomb. A beautiful, mature maple felled due to someone's utter ignorance. Glad it didn't fall on anyone or damage any of the power lines and sheds in the vicinity.
I will now almost certainly cut the surviving tree down. As you can see, the pipe is embedded directly inside the trunk. I don't know how far up it goes, but I don't want the remaining tree to fall sometime when my son is playing under it.
A pity, it was a gorgeous fall tree. Sorry for the rant, but I'm bloody angry.
Actually it wasn't a root at all.
A rusted, metal pipe was inside the base of the trunk.
The idiot, useless, lazy, *#@&$^, previous owners (trust me on this one, they were useless) somehow allowed the tree to envelop a metal pipe as it grew. Or they inserted it into the base of the tree. Or...aliens put it there.
I dunno. The pics explain it all. It's obviously the reason the tree finally failed. You can see how the tree tried to grow around it and the funny roots that developed because of its presence.
It was a ticking bomb. A beautiful, mature maple felled due to someone's utter ignorance. Glad it didn't fall on anyone or damage any of the power lines and sheds in the vicinity.
I will now almost certainly cut the surviving tree down. As you can see, the pipe is embedded directly inside the trunk. I don't know how far up it goes, but I don't want the remaining tree to fall sometime when my son is playing under it.
A pity, it was a gorgeous fall tree. Sorry for the rant, but I'm bloody angry.