The Dude Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 The tree down on one end of my road is still there too. I guess it's not super-heavy traffic but a sign that they have a number of things to do. I see you aren't yet familiar with the legendary efficiency of the DC government... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 There's a traffic light still out just off an exit from the Beltway in PG that is making it a real b**ch to get to my office. Traffic is backed up onto the shoulder of the Beltway every morning. That's my current Irene experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catoctin wx Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 If you look in the foreground of the picture with the guy squatting to cut it, you can see oak leaves. If the tree is oak, I'd imagine somewhere between 250 to maybe as much as 350 years old. Now, this is not some expert opinion. However, my experience cutting oaks on my own property has led me to notice that usually they will have about 10 rings per inch on average, and sometimes more. When young they seem to put on girth fast, but later they really slow down. If you assume that man cutting is at least 5'6", it looks like that tree is greater than 4 foot in diameter. That would mean a radius of over 2 feet, over 24 inches. At an average of 10 rings per inch, that would be about 240 years. If you had 15 per inch, which I have seen higher numbers, you would be at about 350 years. I think my estimates of the size of that tree are low, if anything. Of course, the rings could be counted, but sometimes that is tough unless you have a good straight flat cut, and the tree was healthy at its core. Sometimes those rings in the core are hard to count because the wood is so dark and often somewhat rotted. Just some stray thoughts. Sounds reasonable to me. I don't have too much experience with tree's or estimating age, so I'll certainly defer to your experience. It really is a shame to lose tree's that old to a storm. It's even worse when someone cuts them down like they did in my old town in NJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlo Snow Maker Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Lots of crap all over the beaches down here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohleary Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I think the point is either lost or not accepted that a good strong coast huggin nor' easter will do and has done everything and sometimes more than this ghost of a TC has done. Irene did damage here but it wasn't as bad as Isabel. Isabel was weak but still blowing 75 MPH gusts. My guess is that Irene was around 55-60 MPH gusts here. Isabel is pretty much the benchmark for hurricanes. If it's worse than Isabel, run. If not, no worry. Irene was a no worry hurricane, in retrospect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Got home yesterday. A lot of small branches down and lost a shingle from the shed. Remembered that I dislike raking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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