 Blown over tree, arb coroners enquiry please
Went out to bid on a blown over grey gum (euc major).
Now I took some pics and noted some specific things for a viewers.
1, no decay, fungus, hollows or fruiting bodies present.
2, unusual looking powdery stuff in hole is crusher dust (crushed blue gravel powder used as compacted base under concrete/pavers etc)
3, lump of concrete with fence pole
4, tree was very dry, no moisture or signs of sap drips etc
5, bugger all uphill roots
6, ground very dry and crumbly
7, root flare indicative of "about right" depth
The story is about Thursday - Friday in some wind we had it blew over. Apparently prior it developed bit of a lean but hey ... no-one did any investigative work (that cost money).
However had you have been called out to investigate the problem (like the other one further up behind it) what would you have diagnosed?
What if you said it was OK?
What if you said it was not OK and booked it in for removal this week and it fell over?
What if you were up it and it fell over?
What's with all the crusher dust and crap under it? An ole bloke has been living there for years doesn't know much about it.
These are the things that ran through my head. The other one up the back is exactly the same. Crikey, you want to climb it now???
Lets see what we got in this post mortem. |