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ScottKemper t1_j9qy0as wrote

Do you have any mobile sawyers in your area? That wood is worth $$$$!

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HappyFern t1_j9rs0nu wrote

Rest in peace, sweet old tree. Thank you for the years of shade and adventure!

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RippingLegos OP t1_ja57bh1 wrote

Thank you, my son has climbed her too.

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HappyFern t1_ja59u1n wrote

I still remember a tree my dad had growing up that I helped cut and chip after it came down. I was probably 7 or 8. One of the only times I saw him cry when I was a kid. It made a huge impression on me, and I’ll remember his tree forever.

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RippingLegos OP t1_ja5iird wrote

That's an amazing story, thank you for sharing it with us. Our family planted 40 acres of orchard and we lost it decades ago. Trees are so vitally important.

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RandyJohnsonsBird t1_j9rceng wrote

Root rot

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Stabbymcappleton t1_j9rg6y6 wrote

Totally. Same reason sequoias will start to die or fall over up here. Western WA is too damp. They like the dry soil of The Sierras.

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RandyJohnsonsBird t1_j9rglol wrote

Happens a lot with Doug fir and Hemlock too. And it travels through the soil from tree to tree. The area I live has had it so bad that they attempted to plant a generation of Ponderosa pine to try and filter out the disease.

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Stabbymcappleton t1_j9rm5iz wrote

You can thank Weyerhaeuser for a century of planting monoculture to feed their sawmills.

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ericlarsen2 t1_j9rz9md wrote

Those winds last evening were crazy.

We have 50 foot pine that was honestly borderline.

I'm sorry you're tree caught the brunt man... Damn

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RippingLegos OP t1_j9s2iqa wrote

They were, hadn't seen that in awhile, thank you.

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poppinwheelies t1_j9s8j9f wrote

Crazy to see such a clean break like that

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RippingLegos OP t1_j9sdmix wrote

60+ mph gusts here and there wasn't a windbreak, but she had root rot too.

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Educated_Goat69 t1_j9rvn9w wrote

Sorry for your loss. I hope you have pictures of you climbing it in the past.

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