Thanks tocold; that shagbark sure got shaggier after the strike!
Jason,with that tree's form, restoration looks like a challenge. What is the speceis, and did you tap the bark to see how much is detached?
"Large sections of the bark can be ripped apart by steam explosions from a lightning strike."
Above is from an earlier post, (by Ekka; http://hort.ufl.edu/woody/understandinglightning.htm ) that disagrees with the post by treeseer "Did you know it's the shockwave (acoustic wave) that is responsible for the bark getting blown off and cracks! Even offers suggestions for remedial work."
I've been on a few hundred fires that were started by lightning. Not an expert but I always thought the reason trees were getting blown apart was the moisture inside the wood cells was heated to exploding temps and they just blew apart in mass.
Anybody else want to jump in on this sound versus exploding wood cell controversy? This is really serious.
But practically speaking, what is the difference to the tree? Detached bark is detached bark, right? Consider they are simultaneous, can we know for sure?The researcher is the same: Kim Coder wrote both articles. The one referencing the acoustic shock wave is from 2004, the article in the above link is from 1996. So it would seem the shockwave theory is the most recent.
But practically speaking, what is the difference to the tree? Detached bark is detached bark, right? Consider they are simultaneous, can we know for sure?
PS: Ever had lightening strike real close? The noise is something else.
Any chance of same for vegemite?
I just wanted to share what I do with trees that are hit. That waitandsee stuff seldom works for me--or the tree. It was nice of them to let me in.Great
I see you've got a session too.
I may mention the euc oil. I may not. These are scientists who may not appreciate such a nonstandard product. There are issues with mentioning strategies that are not govt-approved. But then, I think it works. Yeah, what the heck, never hurts to tell the truth eh? Hmm...Make sure you give the ole euc oil a plug.
Any chance of same for vegemite? :hmm3grin2orange:
Boat was fine; the charge followed the tarp on the outside. Hey, does that explain what happens and does not happen to palms?Hey, what happened to the fibreglass boat?
Hey, by the way, on the topic of pissed, I got real partial to VB in the pubs in Sydney. Straying a bit off topic here, but what do you guys drink after a long hot day on the job?
carlton draught on tap,VB in any other form(same brewer)
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