Sunday night we got some serious winds. This one is is near the house, but luckily my trailer was just out of range. Hoping some hardwood hang ups got wiped out, but haven’t been able to get up there yet to see. This was odd because this tree appeared healthy Another much larger tree is half rotted out and is still standing.
We lost 1 ash tree in the wild wind. I'm surprised more didn't come down, they're all long dead. I guess that toughness is why the make baseball bats and axe handles from ash. Pictures tomorrow....
Here's a couple pictures.... Hollow base that's why it fell... The EAB moved out and the ants move in... Getting ready to cut... That's the end...
Buffalo Plaid, can't you still tap that tree this year? Will it send more knowing it has a large exposure area?
Maple syrup is basically tree antifreeze. It's what the tree uses to protect itself from the ravages of Winter cold (along with gases) . Some sugars are formed over the course of the Winter as well. When osmotic pressure is allowed again in Spring it gets pushed out. Many maple trees drip in the Spring with or without tap holes. The sugar "sap" is not just in the roots as many believe. Often tapholes only produce when the sun is shining on the side of the tree that the tap hole is on, which it is theorized is the tree warming, frost inside the tree warming allowing the sap to flow down out of the tree and out the tap hole.
Seeing as it will be in the woodpile later this spring I'm going to load it up with spiles and see what happens.
Yes the one in the middle. Even when broken its still 25 feet tall and probably 30" DBH. I'll probably end up with half a cord from the crown alone.
