robutacion
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Hi peoples,
Is not often that I have a few tree species to identify and most of them, I look for identification after I've got them cut and stored at my place however, this one was "butchered" years ago when someone "polarded" it not sure why as the power lines are a long way away but, the tree top was cut just at the tip of the main trunk that has considerable height.
Some trees die from this technique, others survive re-shooting but there are always very sensitive to snapping, as they grow from the trunk's side. Trees often develop rot at the top/flat cut, where woo dies off, allowing water and all sorts of fungi to penetrated the main trunk from the to down, killing the tree slowly, exactly what happened to this one with branches starting do dry and snap as they become extremely brittle.,..!
The tree is in troubles so, it has to come down before a storm does it and probably take the shed next to it, Murphy Law...!
Anyway, is a big tree and it has to be dismantled from the top down, something that I'm finding very difficult/painful to do now that my heath is not that good and my back/spine is running its last marathon so, not knowing what sort of wood this tree has, I snapped of of the lower branches that took little effort to achieve (about 8" at the joint...!)
Took some home and could see that was good wood, very identical to some old Silky-Oak I've got, in fact, the grain and colouration is identical to about 3 other species I've got but definitely none come from a tree like this so, is a different species, for sure...!
I got some pics on site and then brought a branch home for some more close ups so, lets see if someone seen on of these and know what it is.
Good luck..!
Cheers
George
Is not often that I have a few tree species to identify and most of them, I look for identification after I've got them cut and stored at my place however, this one was "butchered" years ago when someone "polarded" it not sure why as the power lines are a long way away but, the tree top was cut just at the tip of the main trunk that has considerable height.
Some trees die from this technique, others survive re-shooting but there are always very sensitive to snapping, as they grow from the trunk's side. Trees often develop rot at the top/flat cut, where woo dies off, allowing water and all sorts of fungi to penetrated the main trunk from the to down, killing the tree slowly, exactly what happened to this one with branches starting do dry and snap as they become extremely brittle.,..!
The tree is in troubles so, it has to come down before a storm does it and probably take the shed next to it, Murphy Law...!
Anyway, is a big tree and it has to be dismantled from the top down, something that I'm finding very difficult/painful to do now that my heath is not that good and my back/spine is running its last marathon so, not knowing what sort of wood this tree has, I snapped of of the lower branches that took little effort to achieve (about 8" at the joint...!)
Took some home and could see that was good wood, very identical to some old Silky-Oak I've got, in fact, the grain and colouration is identical to about 3 other species I've got but definitely none come from a tree like this so, is a different species, for sure...!
I got some pics on site and then brought a branch home for some more close ups so, lets see if someone seen on of these and know what it is.
Good luck..!
Cheers
George
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