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Originally Posted by Tree Machine  Great story, Treevet.
I remember that ice storm.
Me and Treevet are west-to-east of each other about 300 K, but almost on the same latitude, TV is south a bit of TM.
We see these ice storms coming from the west. Treevet's storm had me freaked out. Ice storms are fairly rare events, but when all the conditions line up, they can be really bad. Treevet's was a whopper. It missed me, the northern edge being 50 K south of here (WHew!)
We haven't had a decent ice storm in 12 years here, which means the trees have grown to proportions, unbridled by any major natural forces. Lots and lots and lots of trees with overextended leads, full, lengthy stems, elm trees so dense with peripheral canopy.... When an ice storm hits here, like Treevet says, it will be a warzone.
For now, I try to identify trees that are at risk of splitting and install a cable. A lot of times the tree will really tell you whether or not it's predisposed. Sometimes it's just plain obvious, numbers of clues the tree can give, all stirred and poured into a glass. This is our cabling solution..   |
Yeah TM, those ice storms do correct Mother Nature"s (God"s IMO) intended structure with wild abandon. Trees were meant to grow in an excurrent form in the woods (except for edge trees I guess). But if they all grew in the woods and in that structure, who would need an Abhorist (
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Looks like you and me ain t getting much done today TM. Snow and rain most of day. I bought my Hi Ranger at Altec in Indy. What a great town! Couldn t win the Super Bowl again this year, tho. What s up with that.