tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post6867389147675780567..comments2024-03-29T01:38:00.306+00:00Comments on An English Homestead: Sudden Branch DropKev Alvitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-17133469429208321052020-08-21T22:13:24.319+01:002020-08-21T22:13:24.319+01:00At least we can make use of it I guess! Feels good...At least we can make use of it I guess! Feels good to have lots of wood saved up for another winter. Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-14438805759495545352020-08-21T22:12:39.840+01:002020-08-21T22:12:39.840+01:00I worry about how hollow this one is, you can see ...I worry about how hollow this one is, you can see a good 4ft into the middle of it at the bottom and it has some fungus. Be such a shame to loose it, so hopefully a crown reduction might help keep it. Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-40396289179262915092020-08-21T22:10:29.561+01:002020-08-21T22:10:29.561+01:00We had one drop a few years ago, straight onto a p...We had one drop a few years ago, straight onto a pile of gates I was waiting to hang. Oak is such a good fire wood - I'm looking forward to having some easy long burning fires to keep us warm! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-58750018115126574782020-08-21T22:09:14.297+01:002020-08-21T22:09:14.297+01:00Yeah, works well having a tree surgeon, but he tak...Yeah, works well having a tree surgeon, but he takes advantage of the fact I'm a carpenter as well! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-83844413537798097422020-08-21T22:08:19.652+01:002020-08-21T22:08:19.652+01:00I'm the same, didn't want to see these tre...I'm the same, didn't want to see these trees being cut but looks like that's what might have to happen now to keep them longer. What timing for you to loose the branches when they guys were there! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-56946850035680099612020-08-21T22:06:55.728+01:002020-08-21T22:06:55.728+01:00Yes, quite funnny looking back as I thought "...Yes, quite funnny looking back as I thought "what have they done!" bless them! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-31833492644903260172020-08-21T22:06:23.138+01:002020-08-21T22:06:23.138+01:00I looked at the timber on this, but branch wood do...I looked at the timber on this, but branch wood doesn't make great wood for funiture. This is just firewood but it does feel a shame. Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-60468432774680090472020-08-19T19:04:58.270+01:002020-08-19T19:04:58.270+01:00We too had the same thing happen here in central F...We too had the same thing happen here in central France ten days ago. Drought conditions here as well. The huge oak branch fell where I often park my car in the shade. If I had left it there that day it would have been a write off. Now sawn up for firewood for winter 2021/2. Helen in France.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043645352302036774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-87174570020873143422020-08-17T19:33:56.612+01:002020-08-17T19:33:56.612+01:00Glad the children are ok. We had a huge Cockspur, ...Glad the children are ok. We had a huge Cockspur, looked like something out of a fairy tale. Spotted a little bit of bracket fungus. The tree surgeons advised felling it, I sadly watched as the healthy limbs where removed, even they where worried that the advice was wrong, they struggled getting the chainsaw through the trunk until part way through. The inside of the trunk was like wet sawdust. Trees are quite a responsibility but worth it.Diane Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937090520011963851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-9478958280040730842020-08-17T13:47:11.871+01:002020-08-17T13:47:11.871+01:00Kev, they come down at my parent's place once ...Kev, they come down at my parent's place once in a while. For us, it is not so much drought as it is rot or insect infestations (which, to be fair, can be caused by drouth), or high winds. Glad your kids were far enough away. And yes, that will make some amazing firewood. It is a great deal of what my parents burn for winter (also used to make excellent smoked brisket!).Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-9478873845803619872020-08-17T12:40:41.035+01:002020-08-17T12:40:41.035+01:00So glad your wee ones are safe. How handy to have...So glad your wee ones are safe. How handy to have a tree surgeon in the family!<br />Here in North Carolina, we have oaks that actually uproot and fall over from too much rainfall.<br />daisy ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129079277073067462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-68764975782847419732020-08-17T09:35:42.493+01:002020-08-17T09:35:42.493+01:00Hi Kev
Yes, last summer,we had some 'lumberjac...Hi Kev<br />Yes, last summer,we had some 'lumberjacks' working one day ,removing a few trees that needed cutting. They had worked for 2 days really hard and had worked late clearing it all. It was dark when they finished. As they prepared to leave,there was an almighty crash,which they recognised the sound of,they kindly investigated. The big oak,between our field and the next, had lost a large couple of branches. We need to go and clear it out,its laid there long enough !<br />I don't like trees being cut down, but they are also healthy,they are growing fast.<br />Kathywalking in beauty carmarthenshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01353481918125809808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-66358870837046622202020-08-17T08:43:04.824+01:002020-08-17T08:43:04.824+01:00What a scare for your children.
But what a lovely ...What a scare for your children.<br />But what a lovely lot of wood for your fire although sad to see the end of such a huge treeSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-63196894050972014942020-08-17T03:37:39.806+01:002020-08-17T03:37:39.806+01:00Here in the north of New Zealand we had a huge Que...Here in the north of New Zealand we had a huge Quercus Ilex. One still day we were indoors and the house shook as a third of the tree came crashing down. I had been standing underneath it about 20 minutes earlier. We tried to find someone with a portable mill but eventually gave up and cut it into blocks for the fire. A couple of weeks later we advertised a stove for sale and the man who came to buy it looked at the timber and said I have a portable mill and could have milled it for you but it was too late then. Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com