On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:37:02 +0000, len gardener wrote:

On Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:52:01 +1100, terryc
wrote:
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As someone who has a major gum tree in the back yard, I always look
closely at tv pictures of fallen trees.

might need to look closer, most of these trees as in most cases are trees
that predate the homes they fell on.

Not the ones I've seen on TV. Obviously not endemic. Can only remember a
few where it cam from neighbouring bushand.


how can that be in these cases and lots of cases i see wher this damage
occurs as regular as when ther are gum trees to near homes.

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Except in high wind, all the branches that drop off mine drop straight
down.

Now, as to why anyone would stand downwind of any tree in high winds,
who knows.

when a storm or big blow comes the direction of the wind is out of your
control so anywhere can be down wind. you get cyclone or tornado type
storms the wind comes in all directions.

Correct, but what silly buggers walks out side and stands downwind to see
if the tree is going to drop a branch?


many a person has suffered various injuries to death from branches that
fall straight down, that just adds the their potential to harm.

Yep, usually camped under them.

no doubt as you say but when will it fall or do damge to property or
person?? only nature can tell ter are no iron clad guarantees. it is not
a matter of "if" it is a matter of "when".

So long as the roots are not disturbed, should be able to die and drop.
Being in the yard, it will probably be time to spring a loan for
demolition and gain a big load of firewood.


sadly the original poste may very well chase good money after bad going
to the legal eagles (the only real winners) and at the end of the day
after much money has been sucked up the tree will likley still be
standing. unless the neighbour owner of the tree can see sense then they
need coucnil approval, and that's another story.

Around here, you just need to express a fear that it might fall and
council is all keen to allow you to remove it. Also very easy to get a
dodgy arborist to say it is "bad". I've lost track of the number of
"termite infected" trees that have come down locally and, oh dear,
absolutely solid trunk.