Large urban tree failure

[Peter]

International Society of Arboriculture

 

Sounds a bit like QTRA.......

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Non heartwood oaks dont cope with white rots.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Very sad story from New York

 

Pregnant Woman Killed by Falling Tree Limb in Kissena Park - Flushing - DNAinfo.com New York

 

read from another source that "there have been Twelve people killed or injured by trees in New York City over the last eight weeks, according to parks advocate Geoffrey Croft"

 

 

I imagine that there will now be a tight focus on tree inspection across the city following this latest tradegy

 

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Thats tragic, and such a high figure in such a short space of time, not heard of anything like it not even close.

[treeseer]

International Society of Arboriculture

 

Sounds a bit like QTRA.......

 

A very little bit actually.

 

The Central Park folks do quality work and defend it well. I do not believe they will be scared into an overly defensive posture. As for the park in Queens I cannot say.

[David Humphries]

Sadly another urban tree failure/fatality

 

Thoughts go out to the poor lady & her family.

 

 

Grandmother crushed to death by falling branch while waiting for bus | Mail Online

 

 

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[daltontrees]

Tragic! A lapsed pollarded poplar by the look of it. It's days are surely numbered in the dozens.

[David Humphries]

........... It's days are surely numbered in the dozens.

 

Possible, certainly the poplar in question.

But similar others in London where there is a concerted effort to drive canopy increase? Who knows?

 

A revision/re-sequencing of pollarding regime perhaps.

The failed poplar looked to have significant sized re-growth.

 

Decision to pollard a pop next to a bus stop or to site the bus stop next to a potential future pollard is a debate transport for London & the boroughs will need to visit.

 

 

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[David Humphries]

Reported elswhere...

 

Kew cedar branch fatality found to be an accident by the inquest jury.

 

BBC News - Erena Wilson Kew Gardens death: Branch fall 'an accident'

 

 

 

 

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[David Humphries]

sad fatality due to strong winds in the heart of London today.

 

My thoughts to the deceased and the family.

 

Woman killed by falling tree in London during UK storms | UK news | The Guardian

 

 

 

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[sloth]

Always a shame, thoughts to all those affected...

 

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