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Re: [OM] IMG: Death of an Oak Tree

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Death of an Oak Tree
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:43:34 -0500
Thanks for looking, Chuck.  It is always a hard choice.  You might read my 
thoughts as expressed to Mike.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Death of an Oak Tree


>I thought the same.  The amount of missing heartwood didn't seem that
> large and, of course, the tree grows on the outside just under the bark.
>  If that's healthy I think the tree would last a long time.  On the
> other hand, I have taken down a large tree that was perfectly healthy
> since it was only 3 feet from the house.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
>> Hmm,
>> Perhaps arborcide not euthanasia of an old sick suffering tree.  Nice
>> image, but not convinced it had to go.  Tubular structures
>> are very strong and some dead heartwood may INCREASE resistance to
>> falling in a gale.  Some heartwood gets clogged with resin and stuff
>> and more subject to rot.  AFAIK, some decaying heartwood does not equal
>> a decaying tree.
>> Not sure I'd want a big 'ol tree with other problems hanging over my
>> house, but the hairs on the back of my neck went up when I saw the
>> image.
>> I'd trust an arborist but not a tree removal company.
>>
>> A. Skeptical  Mike
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> For more than two years, we have watched a large oak, very close to our
>> house,
>> gradually deteriorating.  Several weeks ago, I had the tree checked
>> with a
>> device that records the density of the wood.  I showed a hollow area
>> near the
>> center of the tree.  Since the usual southwest winds that we get during
>> storms
>> would bring the tree down on our house, we had it removed yesterday.
>> The photo
>> shows that, in the lower part of the trunk, the heart of the tree was
>> gone.
>>
>> So, a tree that we have enjoyed for forty-two years is no more.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Oak+Tree.jpg.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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