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Nature's little games......

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Nature's little games......

Post by fortyshooter » Wed Mar 05, 2025 11:54 am

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!
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Re: Nature's little games......

Post by Vaquero » Wed Mar 05, 2025 12:58 pm

Only time will tell. :roll: :lol:

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Re: Nature's little games......

Post by Steve51 » Wed Mar 05, 2025 1:10 pm

It may well be a natural split in the trunk but it sure bears the resemblance that a chainsaw left it's mark.
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Re: Nature's little games......

Post by cooperhawk » Wed Mar 05, 2025 1:16 pm

We call something like that a "Widow Maker". :shock:
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Re: Nature's little games......

Post by Vaquero » Wed Mar 05, 2025 2:02 pm

The winds that we have around here today would most likely bring it down in short order.

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Re: Nature's little games......

Post by Hatchdog » Thu Mar 06, 2025 10:41 am

cooperhawk wrote:
Wed Mar 05, 2025 1:16 pm
We call something like that a "Widow Maker". :shock:
Yeah, looks like a disaster in the making. Beautiful country tho…

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