Very large oak / Root failure

[Tommy Hutchinson]

The shake ran all the way through the stem to the top.

[Tommy Hutchinson]

Can you explain what you mean by "shake" being one of the reasons this tree failed please?

It is not something I have heard of before.

 

I am not sure if the shake helped the tree fail I think the main reason was root failure due to fungal infection.

 

I have posted earlier in the thread about shake.

[Big J]

Christ, that really is buggered!

[Tommy Hutchinson]

Yea it is a shame we could not use it for timber and it would of been a very productive area for habitat establishment but the college where the tree is situated is to busy.

[Wookie]

Shame it couldn't of been planked i had a funny feeling there was going to be a rot pocket in it somewhere, Tommy did you guys get the rest of the stem on the deck then Wednesday afternoon ? Also we recon its about 205 years old the tree according the number of rings

[Paul Cleaver]

I did some work on an Oak a few yrs ago - never seen shake so bad - it wqs on sandy soil which I suspect was the cause

[Tommy Hutchinson]

Shame it couldn't of been planked i had a funny feeling there was going to be a rot pocket in it somewhere, Tommy did you guys get the rest of the stem on the deck then Wednesday afternoon ? Also we recon its about 205 years old the tree according the number of rings

 

Yes we managed to drop the rest on the ground on Wednesday, 250 years wow i never like to see them fall but at least this was natural. Bicton College has lost some special trees in the last year:).

[Tommy Hutchinson]

on another note, Wookie who are you ??? Joel ?

[Wookie]

Nope its Sam from the First year Lvl 3s the guy with the not so sexy chainsaw wellies i was wearing monday

[Acg128]

Was it the Harlem shake?