Stahlke Adoption

Our TREE

Last Friday, half of our ancient oak tree fell down in a storm. An arborist told us that the tree was heavy with water from recent rains in our area. Combine that weight with a little bit of trunk rot and a massive amount of leaves that can catch a strong wind, and down it came. Here is the half of the tree that remains standing. (To get an idea of the scale, please note that the back door of the house is topped by a window.)





Here's the split from which half the tree fell and then the base of that branch:





The crown of the tree fills our back yard, part of our parking pad, and half of our neighbor's yard. The children's playhouse took a direct hit, but luckily we were away from home, and none of the neighborhood kids were there. The tree fell perfectly between our house and the neighbor's garage, with damage only to our porch's gutter. I'm sad to lose such an old beautiful tree, but grateful that no one was injured.

posted by Stahlkes @ 1:40 PM