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16-May-2025	Tim Betts

The root of the problem

Tim’s question when he sent me this shot of the fallen tree (see below/previous picture) was, “Didn’t it have any roots??”

‘Speed hump,’ posted earlier:

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jtocaciu		05-Jun-2025 17:42
Thanks for sharing. V.

laine		26-May-2025 20:31
Proof that nothing lasts forever....

Dave Petersen Photography		25-May-2025 11:39
A visual definition of having a really dad day. I hope the owner of the car is not also a federal employee that might need to be job hunting plus I hope that the owner of the car has good insurance. The recent storms this spring have really brought damage and destruction to so many places. The trees do adds a special beauty ,when not falling, to this beautiful neighborhood.

Kevin D Warren		19-May-2025 00:43
A frightening scene and I'd guess that someone is going to be getting an insurance payout - hopefully,

Julie Oldfield		18-May-2025 14:29
Wow! It looked like it wouldn’t take much to knock it over. V

janescottcumming		18-May-2025 10:47
Seems like it died from the ground up. Interesting! V

Denise J T Lee		18-May-2025 04:46
Yeah, I guess so. I don't see roots, as I said in the last photo. The roots have died first and broke off from the trunk first. When there's strong wind, the tree just gave up.

Dennis Hoyne		18-May-2025 02:17
I would imagine there are many such trees in the city with inadequate root systems.

Nick Paoni		18-May-2025 01:27
Can't imagine how awful it would be to find your car under that tree. So good no one was in it.

Hank Vander Velde		18-May-2025 00:45
Great shot of tHelen. With the lack of solid roots, it is surprising that it hasn't fallen over before.

Nestor Derkach		17-May-2025 22:34
Perfectly named a sad image someone will have car repairs done soon a pain in the butt having to deal with the problem. Vote

globalgadabout		17-May-2025 21:25
it does not seem to have had a good grip on its place for sure..cool with a person to animate the scene..

Liz Bickel		17-May-2025 18:53
That's shocking and could indicate a danger from other trees on the block.

Blandine Mangin		17-May-2025 18:52
impressionnant ! difficile pour l'arbre et pour la voiture (et son propriétaire ! v

hayl		17-May-2025 17:52
Roots look they've crumbled in the soil or got ripped apart when it fell. Yikes for the car's owner.

larose forest photos		17-May-2025 17:48
Poor old tree... and poor car and owner too. It will take a long time for any new tree to reach this size. V

Carl Carbone		17-May-2025 15:22
That was the first thing I noticed before I read your caption. Poor tree.

pkocinski		17-May-2025 14:20
Yikes! Looks like they picked the wrong 2 hours to park there... :-(

Gerard KOEHL		17-May-2025 14:03
Pas de chance pour la voiture. V

joseantonio		17-May-2025 13:27
very nice document about this incident.V.