Cracked oak

[NeTree]

Well done, sir.

 

[RIVERRAT]

I did not read every post in this thread so if what I am saying has all ready been mentioned....

That tree wasnt hit by lightening. Most of the time a tree takes a hit by lightening there is some discoloration just beneath the bark, with bits of bark missing. You will see this most where it enterd & exited, with bits of bark scatterd about below on the ground.

With this tree being hollow it makes it susceptable to this type of fracture.
If any of you camp & stick it out in a storm,watch the trees. It is nothing short of amazing just how much a tree will twist & rotate during a storm.

 

[woodworkingboy]

Nice vid, Gary. Looks can sure be deceiving, that much healthy appearing crown and so hollow. Nutrients definitely getting up to the top.

 

[pantheraba]

Thanks, Jay...you are right about looks being deceiving. Until I noticed the crack it was just another healthy tree to me.

 

[sotc]

They don't go up the center Jay

 

[sotc]

Healthy and structurally sound are two different beasts

 

[woodworkingboy]

Besides your explanation, Willie, I think I read that in a book. Still, it's a wondrous thing.

 

[sotc]

 

[Al Smith]

I've these big oaks around my house sway 10 feet in a high wind .Makes you kinda wonder but they've been doing it a couple hundred years .

That one kind of surprised me with the amount of rot .I've seen them just die on the vine so speak .You cut the things down and even on a 3 footer they are solid as a rock clear through .

 

[stig]

Gary, get a hardhat for your groundie, please.
It makes me sick to see someone working around a tree in a cap.

Apart from that, nice work, indeed.

 

[pantheraba]

10-4 on PPE...I will force that rule as non-violable.

 

[Burnham]

I'm with Stig, on both counts. Nice job, Gary.

 

[pantheraba]

Thanks, B...and I'll get on to that young'un.

 

[Ax-Man]

Nice job Gary, especially doing the topping work. You have improved your skills and seem to be mor confident than you were from the last vid I saw of you felling a tree.

 

[pantheraba]

Thanks, Larry...you are right. I do feel more confident in the tree, very much due to knowledge and support I have gained from TreeHouse folks. It's been a good trip.

 

[NeTree]

That's why we rock, G-dog.

 

[pantheraba]

Hahahaha...that be true...no brag, just fact!!