Wind and Dead Trees

It was windy Thursday, so there were a gazillion trees across the roads. Andy and some neighbors cleared the worst of them, and he will hopefully finish the job today.

A tree clobbered the brown gate on the road some of our neighbors use:

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And another one clobbered the gate to the greenhouse orchard area that got clobbered last March. (Kaitlin, Torben and Andy spent several days repairing it.)

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Unfortunately there are still plenty of dead trees left to fall.

 

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12 Responses to Wind and Dead Trees

  1. Rummuser says:

    It is a pity that they are not yet strong enough to resist strong winds. Reforestation however can hope to get only 80% survival rate as our forest department officials claim.

  2. At least you don’t have any snow, as at least one blogger (Far Side) has experienced. It is years since we have had snow on the West Coast of Canada, but plenty of wind and rain instead!

  3. tammy j says:

    wonder if it would be cost prohibitive to use a big machine and bulldoze the dead trees that are within falling range of fences and the road.
    or… if companies that deal in firewood would even do it for free just to have the wood?
    probably silly ideas since I don’t know the whole scope of it all! but it might be one avenue to check out. you never know! (seems to be my motto these days.) 😀 XOXO

    • Jean says:

      I agree, one should always think of possible solutions. But even if we had a gazillion dollars, the terrain is too rough for a bulldozer. There are two big trees that could cause Andy trouble getting home, and we would be willing to have someone saw them down, but we can’t find anyone interested in doing it.

  4. Cathy in NZ says:

    why do the trees have to fall onto the readymade structures – i.e. the gates/fence…surely even a dead tree has sense to stay clear 🙂

    only joking…

    • Jean says:

      🙂 Yes, they fall where they like. There are so many of them that some are bound to fall on roads, new growth, man made structures, etc.

  5. Rummuser says:

    The stronger ones don’t die. The twenty percent of newly planted ones do.

    • Jean says:

      We’re talking about trees that have been killed by the fire. There are gazillions left, and they will continue to cause problems for a long time.

  6. Cindi says:

    oh no!………… 🙁

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