End of life for Beech

[Baldbloke]

Pretty breezy up here over the last 24 hours.

We’ve lost three 200 year old or so beeches. One blew over along with its root ball, and the other two decided to split basically in half- so what’s left is needing dropped. Bloody shame as the trees around the gardens were much admired.

 

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Not good to hear, We lost a big old Ash last blow, milled into some nice olive ash boards.

[Baldbloke]

Not good to hear, We lost a big old Ash last blow, milled into some nice olive ash boards.

That’s a better use than firewood at least. We’ve actually had a mature ash lose its topside too. I’m surprised with its delicacy that the Horse Chestnut which is alongside it hasn’t snapped in half as well.

See what tomorrow brings[emoji849]

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Got some Poplars to look at near Fordyce to fell, if they are still standing after today.

[Baldbloke]

[Baldbloke]

[Ben Pinnick]

Carnage round here (Durham). I was out in weardale 10 miles from my house. Drive out in strong winds, but nothing on the ground, drive back along the same route and have a near miss with a falling tree, three more on the road and one fully blocked road. 

 

These guys will be missing their internet for a few days...

 

My one and only eucalyptus bit the bullet 

 

But you know, every cloud n all

 

 

[Johnsond]

50 minutes ago, Baldbloke said:

That’s a better use than firewood at least. We’ve actually had a mature ash lose its topside too. I’m surprised with its delicacy that the Horse Chestnut which is alongside it hasn’t snapped in half as well.

See what tomorrow brings

Supposed to blow again tomorrow, had two willows alongside a stream come down in the garden too taking my phone line out. No power again in Fyvie . Lot of big beech down already from Arwen and a few more have come down locally today. 

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I've lost a dead spruce to the winds, I'm absolutely shocked and heartbroken 

[Khriss]

Road blocked near Drax yesterday, blokes car wrote off but nothing else. K