A storm in Mobile last fall made me rethink my whole approach to hazard trees

I saw a huge pine that looked fine from the ground snap clean at a hidden cavity 20 feet up, and now I'm way more aggressive with my bore tests. Anyone else change their inspection routine after a close call?

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kelly.daniel1d ago

Was it actually a clean snap if there was a hidden cavity? Sounds like that weak spot is what caused it. I'd call that a failure at a defect, not a random break.

benreed1d ago

But doesn't every break start at a weak spot? The cavity was the defect, but the snap itself was still clean across the grain.