This was the Habitat Oak, as we called it for the birds and the Five Line Skinks that lived on/in it, about 2 years before it fell- (It was a Red Oak)
Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending how you look at it), when it fell, it fell into the hayfield, and we didn't have the equipment to haul the trunk back onto our property. Neighbors came and cut the branches off for firewood and the farmer that gets hay off the field had to use his tractor to lift the trunk and move it.
1.5 to 2 years ago now, Castor and Pollux fell, within 6 months of each other. (They were Eastern White Pines. Thankfully there's seedlings that we can watch grow to replace them.)
Pollux, on the right, fell first. He fell into the brushy/wooded area, and didn't need any trimming, so has been left to decay in place, becoming a refuge for wildlife and birds. Castor on the left, fell 6 months later, and had to be trimmed back, so the little Deodar Cedar has room to grow and we can get into the pet cemetery area to the left. Otherwise, trunk wise and upper branches, as well as behind, has all been left in place. Anything we cut off was tossed on/into the remains, creating a deadfall refuge.
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Re: Wow!
Date: 2023-01-25 05:48 pm (UTC)Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending how you look at it), when it fell, it fell into the hayfield, and we didn't have the equipment to haul the trunk back onto our property. Neighbors came and cut the branches off for firewood and the farmer that gets hay off the field had to use his tractor to lift the trunk and move it.
1.5 to 2 years ago now, Castor and Pollux fell, within 6 months of each other. (They were Eastern White Pines. Thankfully there's seedlings that we can watch grow to replace them.)
Pollux, on the right, fell first. He fell into the brushy/wooded area, and didn't need any trimming, so has been left to decay in place, becoming a refuge for wildlife and birds. Castor on the left, fell 6 months later, and had to be trimmed back, so the little Deodar Cedar has room to grow and we can get into the pet cemetery area to the left. Otherwise, trunk wise and upper branches, as well as behind, has all been left in place. Anything we cut off was tossed on/into the remains, creating a deadfall refuge.
This was right before Castor fell-
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbk6MT5pLZW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
It still looks odd back there now.
https://www.instagram.com/p/ClCdBT_JIEe/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link