we had a huge thunderstorm with heaps of lightning last monday night. this tree is just down the road from home, i was sitting on the front steps watching the lightning when it hit the tree, made me sit up and take notice, a bit scary, glad it did not hit me, i dont think i wouls look too good with that big split in my body.
and i challenge you to block the bugger and hand split it for firewood :Banghead
Now if we could just figure out how to aim them at the tree huggers we could cull the herd a little.
would be in trouble from the council if i touch it.
it's nice to dream.
i suspect the council will not hesitate in allowing you to drop it. or you could've done it at the time claiming the bugger was smouldering and therefore a fire risk... ever tried splitting timber that's been struck by lightning?? (i'll give you a hint, dont use a block buster :cool2) why do the tree huggers insist on using timber in their houses??
I'll have to plead ignorance on that mouse, what effect does lightning have on the timber? I can only assume that maybe it cooks the tree and hardens the timber. Rn'R.
the council inspectors have a pic of me in their office that they throw darts at over an alleged illegal clearing incident at my place a couple of years ago so i am not going near the lightning tree.
LOL - "Better to ask forgiveness than permission":cool2
makes it just about useless as firewood cause it doesn't burn well. the grain goes ape, imagine placing your palms together and intertwiniing your fingers - that is pretty much what the grain is like and it makes for an absolute bugger to split. i lopped one last year for firewood, only way i could split the thing at all was with a hydraulic log splitter. the tree had been dead for about 7 years and was still standing, the firewood would eventually burn in a slow combustion but would smoke in an open fireplace. a blockbuster just bounces of it, barely leaves a mark.
Thanks, mouse, I never knew that. There has been the odd tree here split down the middle with lightning, I will take more notice if I find another one. Rn'R.
especially when you are fairly certain the aswer will be no.