Large urban tree failure

[silky fox]

During my London years i was always amazed how the planes were able to function let alone keep themselves rooted alongside so much concrete and tarmac as well as the constant flow of traffic etc...seeing their massive roots snaking out of the pavment and spilling into the roads over curbs and along the pavements as if they were asphixiated and gasping for air...

[David Humphries]

Sycamore in north London failed during the Easter winds

 

Luckily no one hurt.

 

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[Island Lescure]

Cool. Were the pics with the foliage on from just last year?

[David Humphries]

Google images Island, I think they were from last year.

 

 

 

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[Nick Harrison]

is that highgate way?

[David Humphries]

Howdee Nick

 

North Hill in Highgate just below the junction of church road and view road.

 

 

 

 

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[Nick Harrison]

Thought it looked familiar, it's just down the road from where I grew up. There's a primary school just round the corner from there and it's usually quite a busy road so very lucky no one was hurt.

 

Any news on cause of failure?

[David Humphries]

Yeah we pulled up as the contractors were about to grind the stump.

 

We had a good look, but couldn't determine for sure what it was.

There was Armillaria involved but not sure this was the primary agent for the failure.

 

The tree seems to have been privately owned and not the local authorities.

It was positioned fairly close the wall where the dysfunction appears to have been. May have been difficult to pick up.

 

Had been reduced a few years ago.

 

 

 

Did you get any significant failures during that Easter weekend wind?

 

 

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[Nick Harrison]

Nothing to my knowledge but then I'm rarely in contact with our highways tree lot so probably wouldn't get to hear about it anyway....think you had the worst of the wind down there though

[David Humphries]

BBC reporting that the near 200 year old Oregon Maple at Trinity College in Dublin fell apart during the early hours in high winds  

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44342570

 

Anyone have any further information on the trees history and condition?

 

 

 

Pictures by Collie Ennis