If a tree falls in your back yard...
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
Eugene, Oregon
July 27, 2016 11:26am CST
It is one thing if a tree does fall in your back yard; it is another thing altogether if it hits your house. That is why two trees in a neighbor's yard had to be taken down. The one the man is sitting in was gone shortly after I took the photo and the big spruce right next to it was next.
The trees provided cover for birds and shade for us and our neighbor. One was a big, leafy birch that was pretty to watch as its top branches waved in the breeze. Yet, in bed late at night during a wind storm, the thought of it snapping and landing on us crossed my mind more than once.
They had to go and I suspected that it might disrupt the traffic to my bird feeders, but within an hour after the noise stopped, the woodpeckers and chickadees were back for an early dinner.
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@Bluedoll (16770)
• Canada
28 Jul 16
@JamesHxstatic I guess they had one of those machines that cuts up all the little pieces into chips? They are good to come down so they don't damage. I've seen some in the woods fallen but just normal for their. There are some really nice trees beside that one. 
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Jul 16
He is definitely a pro and was working with only one helper to pick up debris.
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Jul 16
@Bluedoll Yes, and more sun will be nice in the winter.
@sallypup (69220)
• Centralia, Washington
27 Jul 16
@JamesHxstatic I don't now. We're just so dry here that I wonder about things like tree roots.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
28 Jul 16
When I lived in Rancho Cucamonga, I had dozens of trees in my little half acre. I had the tree guys come out every three years to trim, thin and top trees as needed. My neighbors thought I was nuts for doing this, but when the Santa Ana Winds blew, they lost trees and branches, but I did not. No damage to fences or other structures either. Plus, the men cut up the eucalyptus wood and stacked it for the fireplace (they kept half which reduced the cost of their work). Sorry to see the trees gone in your case, but safe beats sorry every time.
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@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
28 Jul 16
A lot of people have had trees cut down after the bad wind storm we had in November. So many trees were blown down onto houses during that storm.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Jul 16
Better safe than sorry, for sure.
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@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
28 Jul 16
@JamesHxstatic there was a small wind storm a few days ago that blew over trees that were weakened in the big storm.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
27 Jul 16
Although the shade is nice, it would be safer for the trees to be cut down.
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@JudyEv (382483)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jul 16
The birds were probably hungry after all that excitement.
@chrisandmark (606)
• United Kingdom
28 Jul 16
I love watching trees when it's windy but always have a bit of a fear about them toppling over into (onto!) the house!
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@teamfreak16 (43655)
• Denver, Colorado
28 Jul 16
The birds know where the good grub is!
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@anamika161088 (11866)
• India
27 Jul 16
We had a tree in front of the house. we used to park the car under the shade. Once during heavy rain, it fell down on car and broke the front mirror. A man was slightly hit by the tree. Now we don't let tree to grow this big. Afterall safely comes first.
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