Work, in the woods.

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Yes, we do have more than two trees up here! A few pictures from an on-going clean up project.

 

 

Forgot to add some scale, but the top of the root plate is a good 7ft tall, plus its actually two trees....

 

 

Behind that mess is another three, agian two on the same lifted root plate(s) and a single one...

 

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And another behind those, the tree in the center snapped itself clean off, ....the top portion is propped up next to it,

 

 

some areas are a real mess...plenty to watch out for..

 

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Again, no scale. This tree has split itself to about 5ft up the trunk...

 

 

Interesting failure on a side limb, caused by the main stem coming adrift...

 

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Large patch of these little chaps...

 

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Started at the other side of the wood, looked pretty much the same as above but the land owner wanted these trees down first, all had moved in the storms. Any more wind and they would have fallen on the road and taken out the fence. Never thought to take photos before work, but heres after. You'll notice some ones been in and planted new tress, before i'd finished...

 

 

cheers.

[silky fox]

Great pictures Shanks..are they Spruce?..and where abouts in Scotland are they?

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Thanks,

 

Theres a good mix in there, spruce, scots pine, rowen, birch and alder. Though all the damage is in the fir sections, the rowen, birch and alder escaped the wind damage. This is Achiltibuie, wester ross.