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Maddy inspects the damage | August 31, 2011. Look what Irene did! Somehow, it took us a few days to notice that our beloved Bradford pear (planted toward the back of our yard, behind the big pond and the back-yard island) had been badly bullied by the hurricane that blew through on Sunday. Lots of rain, some high winds, but overall the damage was modest around our area. Unfortunately, the soggy soil combined with high winds and a healthy leafy canopy conspired to topple the tree right over, smack onto our shed. Amy was heartbroken, since it was the first tree we planted together, back before we got married – so my mission was to attempt to salvage part of the tree. I don't think I was too successful – even after sawing off the majority of the major branches and uprights, the trunk didn't want to turn back upright. I guess the roots that remained intact reconfigured themselves underneath the soil, resisting a return to a skyward orientation. I may prop the trunk up at an angle, with a pile of rocks supporting its lean, and see what happens. In any case, the tree will never return to its former glory, and it's conspicuously absent from our view across the back yard. |
Visitors to this page have left the following commentsGeri | Sep 05, 2011 | So sorry about your tree. Only some minor damage here at the Jersey Shore. Lost a small privet that I was shaping nicely into a little tree. Don't know how much you have left of that pear tree, you seem like a handy, artsy guy you could fashion your wife a piece of furniture from that tree's branches and trunk. A bench, or rustic chair, something for the garden and a memento as well. Then plant a new tree for the family. I'm not that much of a crafty guy. I think we'll be enjoying the tree at next year's pond-side patio campfires, to cook s'mores and other summer favorites. I have a nice little pile of small logs and kindling already cut up. |
neil | Sep 24, 2011 | irene made 8 trees fall with us... it was horrible. sorry about your bredford pear. |
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