Re: jacaranda help.... pics attached


Tony & Moira Ryan,
Wainuiomata,
Central New Zealand
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What a fabulous story!
As everyone in Northern California knows, we had some terrific winds in
January.  In November or December, I remember warning someone on this list
away from Eucalyptus nichollii as not a good tree for a windy corridor; it
has a reputation for throwing and breaking.  In our case, we had a rather
tall one which was leaning more and more precariously with time, and even
with compensatory balancing top growth, I feared it was a matter of time
before it fell. Since it had two roofs (ours and the next door neighbor's) 
and our pool equipment as targets, I knew it fell into the "high risk"
category, and just before Christmas I had an estimate on removal done.  I
was only waiting for the holidays to be over before scheduling.  Then the
storms started. Every tree company was busy with removing utility-damaging 
trees, and I spent two days watching the dreadful winds slap things around
my garden.  Then, midway through the second day, my daughter and I heard
that awful, cracking, booming sound and I ventured out on to the deck to see 
in wonder how the 45 foot tall tree had lain itself down quite politely
between mine and my neighbor's houses. It smashed a temporary tube-and-tarp 
shed, and the pool heater , but the upside is that the insurance paid to
replace the 20-year old thing with a new one, and my husband was forced to
re-plumb the pool pump and heater the way he had been meaning to for 10
years!
I am always in awe of such forces of nature and love to see what survives
them and what doesn't.

Karrie
It seems as though you actually gained some good outcomes.by having the tree fall naturally. It was really good to hear it positioned itself so neatly and actually seems as though it was trying to oblige you by what it hit!
Moira
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