What trees have fallen?

juneg

Just wondering what trees you have seen fallen in the storm of this week?
I saw mostly those massive leylandii/ cypress trees that are used for shelter belt.

I have a large pitch pine and a Beech tree on my site that I was worried about, but they're still standing.

Any opinions on trees that are more likely to fall?

Greengrass1

Neighbour has a yard entrance with horse chestnuts on it. Donkeys old. 5 or so have lost a lot of branches.
Welost a dozen big fully grown beach trees between us and the neighbours.
Was planted in the 1800s so its the original bounds ditch

Brown Podzol

I lost about 20 mostly fir and some lelandii. I was cutting up one of the firs today and after limbing it I cut off the top and it stood straight up again. The rootball settled back into the hole and pulled it up, it looks odd now all limbed and the top cut off and standing straight up about 10m high.

Farmer Pudsey

Yes there is a lot of those cypress trees down. however most are older than leylandaii, I think that most are a canadian cypress tree Magna partha, I think not as fast growing as the leylandaii. There is an awful lot of these down most are 50+ years old.

GY A1

not much down around here really

SamAK

Around my area, it's all coillte forestry, and most of the big conifers (I think) have been snapped in half as opposed to ripped out of the ground.

And, weirdly, all the smaller stuff has been BENT, not snapped. Sort of what you'd expect from the shockwave of a very large bomb.

I swear there was a bloody tornado in our valley. Very strange.

Cork boy 55

Took a walk in my local forest park which has a fast flowing river running through it
99% of trees look ago(mostly broadleaf forest)
The ones that fell are the ones that where on the river bank or in marsh areas
I guess the fast flooding river and all the rain softened their roots
also the only real tall trees all either fell or last a lot of branches or where bent
most of the tall ones some kind of larch not sure which.

So very tall larchs and ones with wet roots in summary. from i what I saw.

Coillte are saying on social media there is massive damage.

Cork boy 55

Is there any data around as to which trees have best wind resistance?

Someone told me Oaks are the strongest

Is the Yew tree as vulnerable as the leylandii?

Justjens

GY A1 wrote: »

not much down around here really

You're fing lucky.

Apparently 130 trees down in Adare Manor, another 70 in Adare golf club and Ballyclough GC has another 50 or 60 lost.

5 horses supposedly electrocuted in Co Limerick stud.

I'd say I've at least a dozen (some are not even mine!) mature beech, sycamore, lots of shrapnel scattered everywhere and ash blown off half way up. Most trees shattered when they hit the ground due to the force.

Neighbour lost at least 8 large Macrocarpas, 2 slap down on the empty stables and one just missed the house, total destruction.

No one was hurt and on the bright side now I've got firing for the next 7 years!!

49801

Loads down around here.
Lucky nothing fell onto the road this time

Farmer Pudsey

Justjens wrote: »

You're fing lucky.

Apparently 130 trees down in Adare Manor, another 70 in Adare golf club and Ballyclough GC has another 50 or 60 lost.

5 horses supposedly electrocuted in Co Limerick stud.

I'd say I've at least a dozen (some are not even mine!) mature beech, sycamore, lots of shrapnel scattered everywhere and ash blown off half way up. Most trees shattered when they hit the ground due to the force.

Neighbour lost at least 8 large Macrocarpas, 2 slap down on the empty stables and one just missed the house, total destruction.

No one was hurt and on the bright side now I've got firing for the next 7 years!!

These are the old evergreens that everyone thinks are leylandaii

coolshannagh28

couple of acres of 80 year old larch flattened beside us phenomenal timber

Reggie.

coolshannagh28 wrote: »

couple of acres of 80 year old larch flattened beside us phenomenal timber

Are ya out sawing at night

simx

Not too many trees fell locally here, was without electricity on Wednesday for 1 1/2 hr, was down near enniscorthy yesterday and a lot of trees down there and lads without electric still

stoeger

Cant get in to farm massive tree fell across avenue on top of lad next doors shed flattened it must be 3-4 foot round another one landed on top of old house roof is fecked .

Bactidiaryl

Justjens wrote: »

You're fing lucky.

Apparently 130 trees down in Adare Manor, another 70 in Adare golf club and Ballyclough GC has another 50 or 60 lost.

5 horses supposedly electrocuted in Co Limerick stud.

I'd say I've at least a dozen (some are not even mine!) mature beech, sycamore, lots of shrapnel scattered everywhere and ash blown off half way up. Most trees shattered when they hit the ground due to the force.

Neighbour lost at least 8 large MACROCAPRA 2 slap down on the empty stables and one just missed the house, total destruction.

No one was hurt and on the bright side now I've got firing for the next 7 years!!

Macrocarpa makes excellent furniture ect.

CJhaughey

Brown Podzol wrote: »

I lost about 20 mostly fir and some lelandii. I was cutting up one of the firs today and after limbing it I cut off the top and it stood straight up again. The rootball settled back into the hole and pulled it up, it looks odd now all limbed and the top cut off and standing straight up about 10m high.

Be very careful with big rootballs, easy for someone to be standing under it as it comes down again and thats an awful lot of weight.

coolshannagh28

Reggie. wrote: »

Are ya out sawing at night

be a pity to let them rot

Farmer Pudsey

simx wrote: »

Not too many trees fell locally here, was without electricity on Wednesday for 1 1/2 hr, was down near enniscorthy yesterday and a lot of trees down there and lads without electric still

Lot of trees fell locally. Saw acgood few Lime trees down unusual. Have about 8 down of what I would call trees. was without electricity from Wednesdat ubtil about 11.30AM today.