Wednesday, May 6, 2009

The Lightning Tree Part 3


Here is the strongest man ever. He just ripped this section of the tree right off the top.


This is the tree just before they cut it down.






Here is a cross section of the tree. We were concerned about the dead stuff on left side. The bark was missing for about 40% of the circumference at the base, and here above the fork the bark looked better, but the fracture was fairly deep.


These are the nice guys that did the job.




The Lightning Tree Part 2

This guy is really high up in this tree. Check out the video, that's how you take a tree down when there's not enough room to just drop it in place.






The Lightning Tree Part 1

This fine specimen is coming down... as I type. I'll miss it, we figure it's 60-70 feet tall.