2.5m dia Perth Tree Failure Injury

Eric Frei · 29th December 2008, 09:02 PM

Sounds like a negligence case to me on the rise.

2.5m dia trunk tree is huge, I wonder what species?
If there were VTA (Visual tree assessment) symptoms of the failure then the council could be held negligent. Where councils provide walkways, paths, seating etc they have a Duty of Care to inspect the trees on a frequent basis and ensure they are reasonably stable. If there's no records of regular inspections then certainly the council is NEGLEGENT. The time for "acts of God" as an excuse for poor management is gone, press hard this issue, ask the reporters to question. Large trees, 2.5m in dia usually have rot, decay, over extended limbs with warning signs of failure.

Quote:

Western Australian police said the group of campers were sitting at a table at the base of the 30-metre-tall tree at Lane Pool Reserve in Waroona Shire when the tree toppled around 9.45pm last night.

Camper injured by falling tree : thewest.com.au

Man injured after tree falls on three people | PerthNow

newguy18 · 30th December 2008, 05:02 AM

Big tree for sure,maybe out of my tree or arboreal terror will have some pics for us?

treefeller · 30th December 2008, 08:13 AM

definatley worth investigating, i would have thought that within a high target area such as camp site that the trees should have been checked on a regular basis

30th December 2008, 05:02 AM	#2
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 4,977	Re: 2.5m dia Perth Tree Failure Injury Big tree for sure,maybe out of my tree or arboreal terror will have some pics for us? __________________ Have your say join us today. old schooler

30th December 2008, 08:13 AM	#3
treefeller Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: aaa Posts: 224	Re: 2.5m dia Perth Tree Failure Injury definatley worth investigating, i would have thought that within a high target area such as camp site that the trees should have been checked on a regular basis

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