We had quite a storm roll through here last night! I woke up on the couch around 2 this morning to rumbling thunder. I ran out in my backyard in my nightgown to grab my kid's little pools and slip & slide I'd left out to dry I knew they'd be blown to the next yard at least! It was CONSTANT lightning and the radar had showed the storm still a ways away! The wind was kicking up too. By the time I got back inside we had a severe thunderstorm warning issued. My 4 year old spent about 2 hours on the couch with me. It was pretty intense! We spent a few minutes looking out the back door but then just curled up so I didnt notice the damage till this morning.
My neighbor has 2 pine trees right by my fence. One lost 2 branches in the snow last winter and already had lost it's top part. The tree was not healthy but had 2 big sections still standing. Well one of those is down now with about 6 inches to spare between my fence and where it is laying. Fortunately it's the side AWAY from my house!
Anyway; my question: does lightning damage to pines look the same as hardwoods? There is a nice full tree on the other side of her property missing a big lower branch now. It's strange looking like that because the tree looks so healthy otherwise. Like it's just an odd spot for wind damage. There are other trees and large bushes around it so it's fairly sheltered there. That made me wonder if it could be lightning damage? I can't see the trunk because the tree is so full. At least not from my back patio.
It looks like my summer squash and zucchini took a bit of a beating in the wind too but I'm not too worried about that. It's happened before. It's a shame about that tree though. Both of those pines shade my garden in the late afternoon when I like to go out and weed.
This is from last winter and not the best view of the tree in the dark; but you can see how close to my house it is. The right side is what is down now except for those branches pointing toward the camera. It broke a main section just above them..
My neighbor has 2 pine trees right by my fence. One lost 2 branches in the snow last winter and already had lost it's top part. The tree was not healthy but had 2 big sections still standing. Well one of those is down now with about 6 inches to spare between my fence and where it is laying. Fortunately it's the side AWAY from my house!
Anyway; my question: does lightning damage to pines look the same as hardwoods? There is a nice full tree on the other side of her property missing a big lower branch now. It's strange looking like that because the tree looks so healthy otherwise. Like it's just an odd spot for wind damage. There are other trees and large bushes around it so it's fairly sheltered there. That made me wonder if it could be lightning damage? I can't see the trunk because the tree is so full. At least not from my back patio.
It looks like my summer squash and zucchini took a bit of a beating in the wind too but I'm not too worried about that. It's happened before. It's a shame about that tree though. Both of those pines shade my garden in the late afternoon when I like to go out and weed.
This is from last winter and not the best view of the tree in the dark; but you can see how close to my house it is. The right side is what is down now except for those branches pointing toward the camera. It broke a main section just above them..
