Very stormy strong winds
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It's so windy here too! Branches are falling off trees left right and centre. On the upside, the last of the leaves are being blown off the trees, so when it is calmed down we can sweep up and hopefully that'll be the last of the sweeping!
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We've just got back from a visit to Newcastle and had to travel up on the Thurs afternoon - aside from a big lorry on its side on the A1, the drive was pretty clear and uneventful!
Unfortunately, one of the trees near our house which looks like it has been on its last legs for a while has started to lose some big branches. It's a lime tree, so I'd have thought it would be pretty hardy - so I guess it's going to have to go at some point soon before it topples over
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Unfortunately, one of the trees near our house which looks like it has been on its last legs for a while has started to lose some big branches. It's a lime tree, so I'd have thought it would be pretty hardy - so I guess it's going to have to go at some point soon before it topples over
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I don't think so, unless it falls at an unusual angle
, but the top 1/3 of the tree had no leaves at all this year and has been dropping quite a few large branches. It's near where we park our car though, so I may move it a little further away! Apparently there was quite a bit of building work done near that tree about 8 years ago and was disturbed quite a bit at the time - one of our neighbours is equally affected and asked the planning officer about it when it came round for another matter.
It's quite amazing that contractors don't take into account what can happen to trees during building works. I've done courses on Ecological site management & know exactly how to protect trees on site. Sounds like these people should be held responsable. Just hope they've got insurance.