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Nature's little games......
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2025 11:54 am
by fortyshooter
This tree has been in the middle of the creek for a long time and for how long it has had that split I don't know. Have been many wind storms move thru over the last couple years including a big line of storms hitting us today. Looks like somebody tried to cut it or is it just a split in the rot? Don't know and I never touched it. Will it still stand or will Mother Nature just give it a bit more lean? Will know next time I get down there. I love how the trunk/roots split up the water flow like little rapids!
Re: Nature's little games......
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2025 12:58 pm
by Vaquero
Only time will tell.
RP
Re: Nature's little games......
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2025 1:10 pm
by Steve51
It may well be a natural split in the trunk but it sure bears the resemblance that a chainsaw left it's mark.
Re: Nature's little games......
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2025 1:16 pm
by cooperhawk
We call something like that a "Widow Maker".
Re: Nature's little games......
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2025 2:02 pm
by Vaquero
The winds that we have around here today would most likely bring it down in short order.
RP
Re: Nature's little games......
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 10:41 am
by Hatchdog
cooperhawk wrote: ↑Wed Mar 05, 2025 1:16 pm
We call something like that a "Widow Maker".
Yeah, looks like a disaster in the making. Beautiful country tho…