Which tree will fall first during a storm?
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- Going through old videos and realized I never published this great example of a large pocket of decay in a tree that never failed.
Many times customers will ask us which tree will fail first.
A Lot of times we we can guess accurately, but then sometimes we have examples such as this pine tree. If put into a triage scenario, I would have guessed that this pine tree would have failed first. But in this case it did not.
Oftentimes the response growth around a Decay pocket can actually maintain a tree's strength.
Also, perhaps the canopy on this tree with thin there by the wind load was not exerted heavily on to the trunk.
Anyway it is an interesting example of a tree with a lot of Decay still standing after a storm while being surrounded by Fallen trees all around it.
Lots of good important information. Thanks for mentioning phototropism! I found another important growth definition called negative geotropism that you talked about with the tree growing up with lean. Interesting stuff to consider when looking at a tree’s structure.
Oh funny! Yeah I think you're right. Now that I'm thinking about it that is geotropism rather than phototropism. Isn't that correct? When it's Fighting Gravity from a lean?
Oh no I wasn’t correcting anything you said. Only saying that I learned about the other word geotropism through hearing you mention phototropism in your video. I’d never heard that word before before so thank you.
If I could talk to you personally, I’d really appreciate it. If this thing goes out my condo is crushed. That thing is a twig. I have to live here, I’m on disability, very ill, and I can’t even deal with the HOA. It is close to my roof. I can’t imagine how old this thing is. The ground has been coming up around it for years, but like I said…it’s HUGE. Even if a branch falls off of it I’ll be dead. But I don’t know. There is no way anyone could chop it down, I’m assuming…
"Trees (and most other plants) detect gravity using tiny structures within the cells of their roots and shoots called ‘statoliths’, which tell them which way is up (a process known as ‘gravitropism’). These pocket-shaped structures are also responsible for storing the plant’s food (in the form of starch).
"Statoliths are drawn by gravity towards the bottom of their cell, telling the tree that this direction is down. The tree responds by growing its roots downwards and shoots upwards. If, however, the tree were blown onto its side, the statoliths would shift and settle against whichever part of the cell was now facing downwards. The tree would then use this information to re-orient itself and continue to grow its shoots vertically." --BBC
That is very interesting! It might have also been somewhat sheltered by the other trees that are growing next to it and because of that the wind never hit it in the right way.
Hey Rufus. Yes... The buffer effect might have been the answer! :-)
@@770ArboristTreeService If I had to guess that would be it.