V.T.A images

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Right I just love a bit of VTA, so post your best tree defects here!

 

heres a goodun to get it started, a torsional moment (twisting of the main stem)resulting in a fluted trunk due to star fracture in main stem (aposing 90degree cracks right through) the stresses are causing the tree to compensate for the defect, and causing the "pointy nosed rib" four ribs (the flutes) in this case, they spiral all the way up, its better in the flesh, the images being 2dimensional dont show it so good. Edited thanks to deans input!

love it!

Edited December 29, 2009 by Tony Croft aka hamadryad

[Dean Lofthouse]

Right I just love a bit of VTA, so post your best tree defects here!

 

heres a goodun to get it started, a torsional moment (twisting of the main stem)resulting in a fluted trunk due to star fracture in main stem (aposing 90degree cracks right through) love it!

 

Yes but why

 

Why did it have a fluted trunk

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Yes but why

 

Why did it have a fluted trunk

 

the stresses are causing the tree to compensate for the defect, and causing the "pointy nosed rib" four ribs (the flutes) in this case, they spiral all the way up, its better in the flesh, the images being 2dimensional dont show it so good.

[Amelanchier]

How do you know it had cracks? Did you drill/fell it?

[Ian Leach]

Can you cut it down and send it in the post for me to have a look, Cheers

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

lol, are you boys being funny with me again! i think you know as well as I!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

dont even go there with the force flow iether!

[Ian Leach]

I know some one has asked before but you didn't answer, what is V.T.A . I searched and all i could find is Visitor Traffic Analyzer (VTA).

[Dean Lofthouse]

It's a serious question.

 

Could the torsional effects have been cause by a sudden felling of surrounding trees, therefore exposing a relatively spindly tree to the torsional effects of the wind.

 

It hadn't grown with flutes for no reason

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I know some one has asked before but you didn't answer, what is V.T.A . I searched and all i could find is Visitor Traffic Analyzer (VTA).

 

 

lol why would I be so dumb as to believe for one minute that people on here dont know what VTA stands for?

 

if i explain someone will pipe up about me giving unasked for lessons on basics!

 

you are pulling my leg? right?