A Fallen "Soldier"

Gosh, that was a close one.

I actually think the place looks better with the tree gone. I like the clean open sky. I'm sure it had a good life.

Yes, trees die standing. And they cry, when dying.

My tree cries maple syrup if I cut just a small branch.

Lucky you, lol.

We've had lots of fallen trees here over the last few wet months. The woods where I walk each day is littered with them although they are slowly being cleared where they have fallen across pathways. I am getting quite good at climbing over them :)

Gee, I do not know if you believe that such people exist, but I knew very well a person, who in nineties foretold, that next two decades would be disaster for trees in the world and they will be reduced significantly from the planet. This person urged to plant trees wherever and by whoever has two hands.

maybe that person foresaw the horrible Ash dieback disease that is rampaging through our country and other neighbouring countries. :( This tree was incredibly carefull to fall in a safe space :)

when the trees fall in the forest...you hear a groan from the populace as that usually means that the electric power is lost when trees fall across the lines! Lost part of a black walnut tree two summers ago. Super cell storms are becoming frequent and the winds so strong that any weakness in the upper story of many trees bring the tops down. It's sad that the lovely shade giving tree had to fall after standing there for 50 years!

What a shame to lose such a beautiful and considerate tree ....it could have caused much damage:-)

Thank you all for your comments.
I live in the desert and huge trees are valued and precious. That tree was a source of much cooling for the house it shaded. It will be really missed, especially this summer!!
What was amazing to me(aside from the choice way it fell) is that, even though they were huge, the roots of that 50 year old tree were so shallow!
It made me study up on the two huge pine trees in my front and back yards. If either of them were to fall my house would be squashed like a bug! Blessedly, the roots go down, down, down so far they probably speak Chinese by now!lol.

Amen to that! I've had 60-100 ft. spruce keel over in high winds because there isn't much soil to anchor them on the hillside but conversely it is also amazing that some pine can grow on what looks like solid rock. it's a good point to keep a tree well watered while it's young and establishing it's rooting system but if it's used to surface water (like from a watering system) they don't have a good hold and are vulnerable to high winds.
Have experienced the value of a shade tree in the long hot summer. The shade of one tree can make a real difference. We don't have aircon at all. Our season is so short that we can usually weather the hot couple of weeks without it.