So…we just had a huge pine fall (not sure which kind) during a horrible storm we had here in Western NC last night. I have a guy coming later today to remove it (several emergency calls worse than mine). It looks hollow inside (to some degree. My question is – I have another one just like it, just as tall near it. It’s leaning a little. Does it need to be removed? I love these trees – devastated to lose the one, would def hate to lose the other. The last pic is of the one still standing. Thanks!
by Argonaut411
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That’s one hell of a fence.
That fence is the GOAT
*Spruce
That fence:
Take the fence panels down now before they are crushed. The other trees should be checked for rot and removed if they are positive for rot.
spruce, not pine. do you know if budworm is a problem in your area? good news is that spruces smells nice and can make good firewood. have the person removing the downed tree assess the standing one to see if it should come down or not. if they can’t tell you, I’d sure hope they can refer someone who can.
What i love is that it appears the tree got hung up before it made contact with the fence. Beautiful.
Call back that fence company and let them use this for advertising. It’ll pay for the tree cleanup
Oh my, what an absolutely gorgeous fence. If I ever lived in a suburb again, you can bet your sweet bippy I’d be getting this or similar!
literally slapped my hand to my face in shock and concern.
That’s the luckiest fence alive, or er dead?
I donno about the tree but that’s one hell of a fence
I want to know who built that fence.
May I have your fence contractor info? Want to build a border wall….
That’s a nice fence. Be a shame if something fell on it.
Yep, that’s a huge tree
Bro, what’s your fence made from. That builder is goat
Can that tree be saved or is it a goner?
Whoever built that fence deserves a raise.
That fence must be made from the same type tree. Family reunion.
Talk about inches from total annihilation
Remove that section of fence and cut away my guy
Ask the guy who’s coming over to remove your tree about the other one.
Hire a crane and drop it over the fence to the other side and let the neighbors deal with it. It’s the American way!
Title checks out.
Softwoods like that spruce just have weak wood and break easily. There was likely nothing structurally wrong with the tree. It’s not unusual for old trees to hollow and it has minimal impact on the structural integrity.
I also had significant wind damage from last night. It was a hell of a storm.
I have 6 trees just like that one in my front yard and 6 have had their tops broken by the wind sometime 0-20 years ago.
That’s a quality fence!
This seems like an excellent case for acoustic tomography on that tree that still stands
Man a woodworker would love to salvage that!
Tree looked healthy. Could be a high wind zone? Either way, sometimes these things happen for no reason. A big gust hits a tree at the right angle and…..boom. A healthy tree can even fall over on a calm and sunny day.
Something to prevent this? Wind dampening. All those branches that were cut from the bottom to make it higher? Should have been left alone, they work to absorb the wind and prevent gust from hitting direct on the trunk. All the foliage on the top created a sail essentially which increase the captured force and caused failure.
Schrodinger’s Fence.
Whoever built that fence would probably love these photos for their website. “We don’t just build fences, we build impenetrable walls.”
That fence should play the Powerball.