Roadblock by Helen Betts

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01-Jul-2021

Roadblock

I went back to see what was going on with the linden tree that fell on a car waiting at a stoplight (below/previous picture). The red car had been parked and wasn’t touched by the tree. The trunk of the tree was hollow, so I imagine it was just a matter of time before this happened.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by PBase are decidedly
unsharp.

What can happen when you’re just waiting at a stoplight, posted earlier:

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
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Zoltán Balogh		06-Jul-2021 08:12
Oh wow...that was a close call... V

Julie Oldfield		04-Jul-2021 14:25
They escaped a disaster.

LynnH		04-Jul-2021 14:00
Our horticulturist calls them Zombie trees. Alive on the outside and dead on the inside. And an accident waiting to happen! Great reportage, Helen. V

bill friedlander		03-Jul-2021 15:13
Wow! That was close! V

pkocinski		03-Jul-2021 11:16
Rotten tree - it was time for it to go...

David Buzzeo		03-Jul-2021 03:55
You are correct, it could have been a lot worse. V

Don Mottershead		03-Jul-2021 01:18
Yup, that was inevitable.

hayl		03-Jul-2021 00:38
Yikes, the crash must have been so loud. Lots of green leaves so hard to tell it wasn’t OK till it fell.

Isabel Cutler		02-Jul-2021 22:26
I wonder if this was a red oak, which our downed tree was. The guy who cut it down told us that fallen red oaks are often hollow - some sort of fungus attacks them, I think. https://homeguides.sfgate.com/fungus-grows-inside-hollow-oak-trees-69458.html

Raymond		02-Jul-2021 22:02
Wow, it was such a grand tree ... at least no one got hurt. Nice shot

Pierre Martin		02-Jul-2021 21:28
eazy to see why it fell down, great shot!

larose forest photos		02-Jul-2021 21:01
That is quite the tree, no wonder it made such an impact. V

Apostolos Tikopoulos		02-Jul-2021 19:38
So nice shot of this lucky red car. V.

Philip P		02-Jul-2021 19:30
Great capture! Someone should inspect the trees for rot ever y few years.

Nick Paoni		02-Jul-2021 19:23
What a close call!

John Hamers		02-Jul-2021 18:14
They’re so dangerous these hollow trees or those with hidden ruptures. Fine capture. V!

Tom LeRoy		02-Jul-2021 18:10
Wow! Lucky this didn’t land on the vehicle and just doing normal stuff ! V

joseantonio		02-Jul-2021 17:35
the red car scaped by a few cms....V

Tom Munson		02-Jul-2021 16:08
The owner of the red car was lucky. Nice shot.