Widow Makers

[MacRob]

Was around Tarnagulla early in the week detecting in a large burnt area and have never seen so many fallen and still standing burnt out trees. Watch out for the widow makers burnt out at the base and ready to go.

 

[user 4485]

Even with the drought & windy conditions there's a lot of dropped limbs around.

 

[RockRat]

This one scared the oop: out of me a couple of
weeks ago, heard a crack, about 50 feet away and down she came.
Had a ants nest up the centre of it.

 

[Tathradj]

Main reason I don't go bush when it is windy. :skull:

 

[Heatho]

I've seen gum trees shed huge branches before when there wasn't even a breath of wind, sometimes all of a sudden they just let go with no apparent reason at all.

 

[sand surfer]

spotted gum trees are known for that reason,they are nicknamed the widow makers, a bit close for comfort that one rockrat

 

[Wishfull]

Change of weather and look out.
WhereI live has a golf course all round the town with Sugar gum trees that are 60 feet or more high. It makes me wonder why no one has been killed by them. They are allways dripping limbs especially durind storms. Scarry.