Storm of Thurs 18th Jan 2007
This was an exciting day if you are an arborist. Trees were falling all over the place.
Many of the fast growing varieties fell over- pines, eucalyptus, birch, poplars etc. The old, hollow oaks did not suffer as badly in comparison. Oaks shed some branches, but I did not see any root plate failures. Many of these old oaks may be considered by some to be dangerous, but my observations show these other types of tree were in fact more prone to failure in high winds.
Most of these old oaks are hollow and riddled with decay fungi, whereas the pines and poplars had healthy root plates. Many people think that because a tree is hollow it has become unsafe. Claus Mattheck has gone to great length to prove this is not always the case with his study of trees- 'The Body Language of Trees'.
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