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Evan in CA said:
Good morning all
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Mornin Evan!
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pepperj said:
Now one has to respect something that is 60-100ft high.
The lean, the top lean, growth, a spot it will fall.
Path of least resistance, paths to run.
Rotten core, or dead wood half way up.
I pulled one with the tractor.
Did a undercut so it would fall in the direction.
Cut, and the tree spun/turned and went 90° in the wrong direction.
Then doing the undercut and realizing it's got no core, just rot.

Cut a big old dead maple years ago.
It started to lean in the direction I wanted it to fall.
Then it stopped, and the whole root ball went with it.

Widow makers are now a very common problem in the bush around here.

Just on the otherside of my sugar bush trail. A 1 acre area there are 8 dead trees now. 4 are 90' tall. 2 are leaning on other trees. Root balls are pronounced.

I showed the Mrs and said stay out of that area till I get it cleaned up.
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Hi. We have gum trees that are healthy and drop huge limbs. River redgums and sugar gums are the worst for it. Can happen in extended periods of heat or humidity. Iv seen it happen. Hear a big crack noise then see a huge healthy looking limb crash to the ground. I never park under them. Ill park under an Ironbark as long as there's no dead limbs visible. But never those two. We probably hear of at least two deaths a yr here in Aus from campers camping under one of those and getting crushed.
 

pepperj said:
Now one has to respect something that is 60-100ft high.
The lean, the top lean, growth, a spot it will fall.
Path of least resistance, paths to run.
Rotten core, or dead wood half way up.
I pulled one with the tractor.
Did a undercut so it would fall in the direction.
Cut, and the tree spun/turned and went 90° in the wrong direction.
Then doing the undercut and realizing it's got no core, just rot.

Cut a big old dead maple years ago.
It started to lean in the direction I wanted it to fall.
Then it stopped, and the whole root ball went with it.

Widow makers are now a very common problem in the bush around here.

Just on the otherside of my sugar bush trail. A 1 acre area there are 8 dead trees now. 4 are 90' tall. 2 are leaning on other trees. Root balls are pronounced.

I showed the Mrs and said stay out of that area till I get it cleaned up.
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Oregon Viking said:
They are everywhere 'round here, we also have good edible 'shrooms.
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My other homestead had destroying angels. They emerge looking like hardboiled eggs at first.
one small area, a couple-three a year.

I stick with morels. See others but not much of a gambler.
Tried some spore I.D.'s back when.
Stumpys or pheasant backs or lawn puffballs maybe.
Doesn't bother me to leave them alone though.
 

releventchair said:
My other homestead had destroying angels. They emerge looking like hardboiled eggs at first.
one small area, a couple-three a year.

I stick with morels. See others but not much of a gambler.
Tried some spore I.D.'s back when.
Stumpys or pheasant backs or lawn puffballs maybe.
Doesn't bother me to leave them alone though.
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I don't know why but the talk about these reminds me of a guy I knew in Queensland Aus when I lived there. The Spanish Mackerel there could have ciguatera, toxic. So when he'd catch them, before they ate them he'd feed some to his cat. If it was still ok the next day the fish was ok to eat. I asked him how many cats he'd gone through and he just grinned :dontknow:
 

releventchair said:
My other homestead had destroying angels. They emerge looking like hardboiled eggs at first.
one small area, a couple-three a year.

I stick with morels. See others but not much of a gambler.
Tried some spore I.D.'s back when.
Stumpys or pheasant backs or lawn puffballs maybe.
Doesn't bother me to leave them alone though.
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We have quite a few but I can do without a lot of them... unless sauteed in butter and garlic! And I use mushrooms in my OMG good risotto.
 

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