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Well it had to happen, the last report of the wind gusting at the
Mumbles, which we can see from here 450ft higher was wind gusting too 92 mph. And so far I have had a 60ft variegated leylandii and a40ft golden conifer next to each other blown down, won't have done the 20 year old camellia under them a lot of good. And now as I write this a 30ft golden leylandii has just blown down across the window. And to add to the fun I've just had a phone call from the hospital to say my wife can come home, she's been in with a mixture of problems, kidneys, INR, blood sugar and urinary tract infection. David at a very windy side of Swansea Bay |
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On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 14:39:54 +0000, David Hill wrote:
And so far I have had a 60ft variegated leylandii snip blown down, You say that like it's a bad thing. |
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On 12/02/2014 14:39, David Hill wrote:
Well it had to happen, the last report of the wind gusting at the Mumbles, which we can see from here 450ft higher was wind gusting too 92 mph. And so far I have had a 60ft variegated leylandii and a40ft golden conifer next to each other blown down, won't have done the 20 year old camellia under them a lot of good. And now as I write this a 30ft golden leylandii has just blown down across the window. And to add to the fun I've just had a phone call from the hospital to say my wife can come home, she's been in with a mixture of problems, kidneys, INR, blood sugar and urinary tract infection. David at a very windy side of Swansea Bay Sorry to hear that. Sounds as if you're having a horrendous time of it one way or another. I hope your wife is feeling better and that her treatment is helping. Take care both of you. -- Spider. On high ground in SE London gardening on heavy clay |
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On 12/02/2014 15:10, Derek Turner wrote:
On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 14:39:54 +0000, David Hill wrote: And so far I have had a 60ft variegated leylandii snip blown down, You say that like it's a bad thing. It *is* a bad thing if said tree is part of your wind break! -- Spider. On high ground in SE London gardening on heavy clay |
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Spider wrote:
On 12/02/2014 15:10, Derek Turner wrote: On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 14:39:54 +0000, David Hill wrote: And so far I have had a 60ft variegated leylandii snip blown down, You say that like it's a bad thing. It *is* a bad thing if said tree is part of your wind break! Being fairly shallow rooted, a fully grown leylandii is not thing to have as a wind break! |
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On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 15:51:16 +0000, Let It Be wrote:
Being fairly shallow rooted, a fully grown leylandii is not thing to have. Post corrected. |
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"David Hill" wrote in message ... Well it had to happen, the last report of the wind gusting at the Mumbles, which we can see from here 450ft higher was wind gusting too 92 mph. And so far I have had a 60ft variegated leylandii and a40ft golden conifer next to each other blown down, won't have done the 20 year old camellia under them a lot of good. And now as I write this a 30ft golden leylandii has just blown down across the window. And to add to the fun I've just had a phone call from the hospital to say my wife can come home, she's been in with a mixture of problems, kidneys, INR, blood sugar and urinary tract infection. David at a very windy side of Swansea Bay What an one say David? I hope your wife'scondition improves and a better quality of life ensues. You've had it rough with the weather which has been very bad recently. Today is particularly rough and I dare say there will be many trees down in the Swansea area. Bill |
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"David Hill" wrote
Well it had to happen, the last report of the wind gusting at the Mumbles, which we can see from here 450ft higher was wind gusting too 92 mph. And so far I have had a 60ft variegated leylandii and a40ft golden conifer next to each other blown down, won't have done the 20 year old camellia under them a lot of good. And now as I write this a 30ft golden leylandii has just blown down across the window. And to add to the fun I've just had a phone call from the hospital to say my wife can come home, she's been in with a mixture of problems, kidneys, INR, blood sugar and urinary tract infection. They do choose their moments to discharge patients. -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
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On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 14:39:54 +0000, David Hill
wrote: Well it had to happen, the last report of the wind gusting at the Mumbles, which we can see from here 450ft higher was wind gusting too 92 mph. And so far I have had a 60ft variegated leylandii and a40ft golden conifer next to each other blown down, won't have done the 20 year old camellia under them a lot of good. And now as I write this a 30ft golden leylandii has just blown down across the window. And to add to the fun I've just had a phone call from the hospital to say my wife can come home, she's been in with a mixture of problems, kidneys, INR, blood sugar and urinary tract infection. David at a very windy side of Swansea Bay Good wishes to your wife, David. Good luck to you and your trees, may no more come down. How are your greenhouses? My only calamity is a largeish rosemary which has been rocking like mad (around the clock?) and is now lying on one side. Maybe there's a bit still attached to the root which I can save, or take a few cuttings. Pam in Bristol |
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On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 14:39:54 +0000, David Hill wrote:
Well it had to happen, the last report of the wind gusting at the Mumbles, which we can see from here 450ft higher was wind gusting too 92 mph. And so far I have had a 60ft variegated leylandii and a40ft golden conifer next to each other blown down, won't have done the 20 year old camellia under them a lot of good. And now as I write this a 30ft golden leylandii has just blown down across the window. And to add to the fun I've just had a phone call from the hospital to say my wife can come home, she's been in with a mixture of problems, kidneys, INR, blood sugar and urinary tract infection. David at a very windy side of Swansea Bay Sorry to hear about these problems David. Best wishes for your wife's health, I expect she'll be happy to get back home, anyway. -- Gardening in Lower Normandy |
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On 12/02/2014 15:51, Let It Be wrote:
Spider wrote: On 12/02/2014 15:10, Derek Turner wrote: On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 14:39:54 +0000, David Hill wrote: And so far I have had a 60ft variegated leylandii snip blown down, You say that like it's a bad thing. It *is* a bad thing if said tree is part of your wind break! Being fairly shallow rooted, a fully grown leylandii is not thing to have as a wind break! But many people use them for just that. If I had bloomin' acres of land, I'd probably use the Lombardy Poplar; such an elegant tree. -- Spider. On high ground in SE London gardening on heavy clay |
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On 12/02/2014 16:16, Bill Grey wrote:
"David Hill" wrote in message ... Well it had to happen, the last report of the wind gusting at the Mumbles, which we can see from here 450ft higher was wind gusting too 92 mph. And so far I have had a 60ft variegated leylandii and a40ft golden conifer next to each other blown down, won't have done the 20 year old camellia under them a lot of good. And now as I write this a 30ft golden leylandii has just blown down across the window. And to add to the fun I've just had a phone call from the hospital to say my wife can come home, she's been in with a mixture of problems, kidneys, INR, blood sugar and urinary tract infection. David at a very windy side of Swansea Bay What an one say David? I hope your wife'scondition improves and a better quality of life ensues. You've had it rough with the weather which has been very bad recently. Today is particularly rough and I dare say there will be many trees down in the Swansea area. Bill Here at the side of Swansea Bay things have been horendous. The big Leylandii went, and that was giving a lot of shelter, then with that gone the golden conifer next to it went, http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps7642e8db.jpg and with those 2 gone my Ligustrum lucidum developed a distinct lean (Diagonal Top left to bottom right) http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...psa3582e80.jpg Then it was a caswellian gold leylandii across the front of the shed and hanging on an electricity line, which fortunately is still OK though under a lot of tension. Now I have to remove them carefully to see what I can save from under them http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...pse6cb9bfc.jpg For those that look down on Leylandii, it's not just evergreens, a couple of hundred yards down the lane the road is blocked by an oak tree that has been brought down. To give an idea of what we had, the Mumbles is down wind of us and we are 450 ft higher up, these were their readings At midday the wind was 56mph gusting to 75mph 1 pm it was 55 mph gusting to 92mph 2pm 72 gusting to 91 mph 3pm 60 gusting to 96 mph 4pm 59 gusting to 83 mph 5pm 57 gusting to 78 mph 6pm 56 gusting to 72 mph 7pm 48 but still gusting to 69 mph now I have days of clearing, and its to wet to burn or even get the trailer near. David |
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On 12/02/2014 17:28, Emery Davis wrote:
On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 14:39:54 +0000, David Hill wrote: Well it had to happen, the last report of the wind gusting at the Mumbles, which we can see from here 450ft higher was wind gusting too 92 mph. And so far I have had a 60ft variegated leylandii and a40ft golden conifer next to each other blown down, won't have done the 20 year old camellia under them a lot of good. And now as I write this a 30ft golden leylandii has just blown down across the window. And to add to the fun I've just had a phone call from the hospital to say my wife can come home, she's been in with a mixture of problems, kidneys, INR, blood sugar and urinary tract infection. David at a very windy side of Swansea Bay Sorry to hear about these problems David. Best wishes for your wife's health, I expect she'll be happy to get back home, anyway. Thanks to everyone for the good wished for the wife, I think we will now be starting daily trips to Warfarin clinic just to take me away from the clearing. Incidentally we here at whole gale to hurricane force for 7 hours, the only good thing was no rain in that time. The 20+ inches we have had so far this year have been more than enough and probably did a lot to help the wind uproot the trees. David |
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Derek Turner wrote:
On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 15:51:16 +0000, Let It Be wrote: Being fairly shallow rooted, a fully grown leylandii is not thing to have. Could you show what you have actually corrected? Ah I see! Possibly a little bit of subliminal humour from a fellow leylandii hater? |
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"David Hill" wrote in message ... On 12/02/2014 16:16, Bill Grey wrote: "David Hill" wrote in message ... Well it had to happen, the last report of the wind gusting at the Mumbles, which we can see from here 450ft higher was wind gusting too 92 mph. And so far I have had a 60ft variegated leylandii and a40ft golden conifer next to each other blown down, won't have done the 20 year old camellia under them a lot of good. And now as I write this a 30ft golden leylandii has just blown down across the window. And to add to the fun I've just had a phone call from the hospital to say my wife can come home, she's been in with a mixture of problems, kidneys, INR, blood sugar and urinary tract infection. David at a very windy side of Swansea Bay What an one say David? I hope your wife'scondition improves and a better quality of life ensues. You've had it rough with the weather which has been very bad recently. Today is particularly rough and I dare say there will be many trees down in the Swansea area. Bill Here at the side of Swansea Bay things have been horendous. The big Leylandii went, and that was giving a lot of shelter, then with that gone the golden conifer next to it went, http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps7642e8db.jpg and with those 2 gone my Ligustrum lucidum developed a distinct lean (Diagonal Top left to bottom right) http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...psa3582e80.jpg Then it was a caswellian gold leylandii across the front of the shed and hanging on an electricity line, which fortunately is still OK though under a lot of tension. Now I have to remove them carefully to see what I can save from under them http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...pse6cb9bfc.jpg For those that look down on Leylandii, it's not just evergreens, a couple of hundred yards down the lane the road is blocked by an oak tree that has been brought down. To give an idea of what we had, the Mumbles is down wind of us and we are 450 ft higher up, these were their readings At midday the wind was 56mph gusting to 75mph 1 pm it was 55 mph gusting to 92mph 2pm 72 gusting to 91 mph 3pm 60 gusting to 96 mph 4pm 59 gusting to 83 mph 5pm 57 gusting to 78 mph 6pm 56 gusting to 72 mph 7pm 48 but still gusting to 69 mph now I have days of clearing, and its to wet to burn or even get the trailer near. David The wind here in Glais was terrific but I couldn't give any strength values, I just kept my head down. Good luck Bill |
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