Rip, twang, kipper-bang

[MWArb]

guess there's big tension on the bridge section

 

 

 

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Not sure how long its been like it but its due to come down anyway... the bulk of tree is a little wobbly (for want of a better word) when pushed.

 

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[MWArb]

Heap some soil and rooting hormone around it, worth a shot:001_tt2:

 

It's coming down mate.. felling everything except the standards.

 

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[MWArb]

Here's some closeups of the ash

 

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[born2trot]

Large beech limb failure at large included union , very very lucky placement

 

 

 

 

[RobArb]

2 large tree failures last 2 days

 

first a large hybrid pop, snapping art the stem (cause yet unknown), half of the tree landed on the busy east lancs road in Salford, surprised no one was hurt as it fell on two and a half carriage ways.

 

 

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[RobArb]

Second, a large turkey oak came over on a small street, ganoderma lucidum (I think) present at base

 

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[RobArb]

One of The brackets

 

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[David Humphries]

Would be surprised if it was lucidum Rob.

Was it as spongy as it looks?

 

What do you put the Pop failure down to?

Lucky it didn't cause any injury.

 

 

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[sloth]

More likely resinaceum on the oak?

Pop looks interesting, can't make it out in the shots, was the decay central?

Windy up there by any chance...

[RobArb]

Yes it was very spongy (the bracket), is lucidum hard?

 

Not sure on the pop and I admit the photos aren't great, was too busy trying to get it off the road:001_rolleyes:, will try to get back to it

 

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