Goose Pen Trees

[gf beranek]

OK, Butch

Here's a few goose pens to take a gander at. And as you should be able to gather the defect is not limited to just the large trees. Though some of the goose pen defects make you wonder how the tree can even stand.

 

[MasterBlaster]

It makes you wonder what all has made that their homes - human and animal.

 

[gf beranek]

Bats, Owls, Bees, and yes indeed humans.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Those goose pens remind me of a great movie I saw 40 years ago, My Side of the Mountain. He made a goose pen his home. Anyone remember seeing this flick?

 

[Al Smith]

Reminds of Thoreau s' recollection of living in a hollow oak when he wrote the book about Walden pond . One of my favorite books I might add .

 

[JamesTX]

Those goose pens remind me of a great movie I saw 40 years ago, My Side of the Mountain. He made a goose pen his home. Anyone remember seeing this flick?

I read the book.

I thought the tree cavities were caused by fire. Is that true?

 

[gf beranek]

Not entirely. While fire can be the predecessor to a goose pen defect the most extreme cases are exacerbated by rot and then fire.

 

[sotc]

Though some of the goose pen defects make you wonder how the tree can even stand.

or how to fall them!!

 

[MasterBlaster]

 

[Al Smith]

Dynamite

I've got the Time-Life book called " The loggers " it tells of this bunch of morons that decided to blast down a big big redwood rather than saw on it for a week .

So this bunch of wizards bored it full of holes ,packed powder in it ,lit the fuse and got the hell out of Dodge ,pronto .

Kerbang,10 zillion redwood tooth picks .

 

[Cobleskill]

I read My Side of the Mountain also. Great book for kids. I might even read it again myself. I will have to get Walden Pond. Al's review makes it sound great. I usually read a book in the winter. Last winter I started reading one written by John Erlichman about Nixon. It wasn't bad, but I still have to finish that one. Witness to Power.

 

[Dave Shepard]

Me three for My side of the mountain.

On some of those smaller trees, it almost looks like a sucker or co-dom had failed, allowing decay and pestilence to enter the healthy tree.

 

[Tzed250]

Those goose pens remind me of a great movie I saw 40 years ago, My Side of the Mountain. He made a goose pen his home. Anyone remember seeing this flick?

I saw the movie in the theater too...

 

[MasterBlaster]

Back then, that was just about the only way.