Trees are beautiful . . . until

[1Fury1]

this happens. Powerful wind woke us up at 5 am Wednesday morning. Looked outside to see an ominous looking swirling thing right above us. Then crash and down came this tree on to the corner of the veranda. A combination of 60 year old trees and 12+ inches of rain in June. These old trees are nice for shade but are becoming a real liability. It's a G note every time we have to get the arborist over take one down.

 

[bigmoparjeff]

That stinks!

After the house I live in now, there is a new rule for the next house:

No trees anywhere near the house!

They cause nothing but headaches: Damage like you have, crap in the gutters all the time, mold and mildew, access for squirrels and other critters, etc. Then after all that, they get old and you have to pay thousands to get them cut down.


Jeff

 

[Dobalovr]

That sucks Terry! We sure have had a crappy summer so far....

 

[1Fury1]

That sucks Terry! We sure have had a crappy summer so far....

Yes we get a couple nice warm days and it brews up these nasty storms.

 

[detmatt]

That tree was rotten where it snapped.
Glad no one was hurt!

 

[300rag]

You are very lucky that it kept to the porch, and not the house. Too much of that weather in that area.

 

[mikedrini]

Oh man, sorry to see that! Had one collapse on my septic vent pipe last year, pain in the arse. I went out with my Craftsman and now have PLENTY of firewood for the summer nights. When life hands you lemons, turn that **** into firewood.

 

[stubs300]

That tree was rotten where it snapped.
Glad no one was hurt!

I was going to say that that tree looks mighty sickly on the inside! Might want to have your other trees checked out for the same.

 

[1978 NYB]

Glad you are OK.

We have drastic wind and storms here. I have all 4 of my vehicles parked where I believe they would be safe for sub-hurricane wind. My house could have a problem with possible tree damage.

 

[GJS]

That sucks. Glad y’all are ok.

 

[1Fury1]

That tree was rotten where it snapped.
Glad no one was hurt!

Yes it was thanks to all the rain and a big hole in the base that filled with water.

 

[1Fury1]

I was going to say that that tree looks mighty sickly on the inside! Might want to have your other trees checked out for the same.

Did that and you're right. There are more like it but not within reach of any buildings.

 

[1Fury1]

When life hands you lemons, turn that **** into firewood.

Roger that.

 

[Pete Kaczmarski]

My 80 yoa Maple tree will cost $2k for removal of all including stump and new dirt and grass seed. It will be gone this fall.

 

[barnfind]

2k just to put this one on the ground , I wasn't going to mess with it due to the power lines and neighbors new house. It was rotting at one of the large branches.

 

[live4theking]

Glad you're ok.

 

[jct]

Build a large fire pit it'll be burning all day and smoldering for the next day after that

 

[jct]

Is that a cottonwood?

 

[1970FuryConv]

I know this isn't the main point of your post, but I had Englert Leafguard gutters installed 15 years ago. I haven't cleaned a gutter since. With 3 oak trees near my house, they were an awesome investment. Nothing more boring than spending half a day cleaning out gutters.

Englert LeafGuard Rain Gutters | Seamless Gutter Protection

 

[1Fury1]

Is that a cottonwood?

Yes. Poplar.