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re: Ice absolutely decimated my live oaks (TX Hill Country)
Posted on 2/2/23 at 10:56 am to ghost2most
Posted on 2/2/23 at 10:56 am to ghost2most
Dammit! I hunt up by Llano. Im guessing I’ll be chainsawing all Mardi Gras break and not hunting
Posted on 2/2/23 at 10:58 am to ghost2most
that really sucks man - i love the Texas Hill Country - my sis and bro inlaw have damage as well from it
Posted on 2/2/23 at 10:58 am to Klark Kent
Neighborhood is pretty bad off but I think I got it among the worst.
My theory is that because I don't have irrigation in the front, my trees were even more brittle and sick from the drought. In the back where I have some massive ones, the damage isn't as bad, but they get a lot more water from the septic sprayers.
My theory is that because I don't have irrigation in the front, my trees were even more brittle and sick from the drought. In the back where I have some massive ones, the damage isn't as bad, but they get a lot more water from the septic sprayers.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 10:59 am to ghost2most
Don't try to take the ice off them yourself, will make it worse.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 11:00 am to CoachChappy
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Dammit! I hunt up by Llano. Im guessing I’ll be chainsawing all Mardi Gras break and not hunting
Work all day and get some Cooper's for dinner.
But yeah, on my undeveloped acreage, it's kind of hard to walk through now, whereas before, I had trails cleared.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 11:01 am to ghost2most
I ain't far from you...Live between Gruene and Canyon Lake...We caught some tree limbs breaking too
Posted on 2/2/23 at 11:02 am to ghost2most
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decimated
a word that is used incorrectly way too often
Posted on 2/2/23 at 11:03 am to ghost2most
PTSD, I remember when that happened in Baton Rouge. Neighbor said “ Dem sum biatches can survive a hurricane but snap in a freeze, ain’t that sumthing”
Posted on 2/2/23 at 11:04 am to ghost2most
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Work all day and get some Cooper's for dinner.
Weve got some fire Mexican places around the lease that we like. How did the mesquite make it? I may bring some saw and come home with fire and smoking wood.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 11:05 am to ghost2most
That is heartbreaking. If trees grew back fast, like grass, it would be bad enough. But live oaks and other serious trees take a long time to recover, regrow, or be replaced. Sorry.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 11:05 am to ghost2most
Those are dead oaks baw
Posted on 2/2/23 at 11:06 am to JawjaTigah
in some cases ice storms are good for the trees, nature’s way of pruning, trimming back dead or dying parts
Posted on 2/2/23 at 11:06 am to cable
quote:
a word that is used incorrectly way too often
dec·i·mate
/'des??mat/
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verb
past tense: decimated; past participle: decimated
1.
kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of.
I mean a large percentage of my trees are destroyed. Seems to fit.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 11:13 am to ghost2most
I'm surprised oak wilt hasn't got them already. My brother lost branches from his Cedar Elm and a live oak in far southwest austin from the ice.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 11:14 am to Zappas Stache
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I'm surprised oak wilt hasn't got them already. My brother lost branches from his Cedar Elm and a live oak in far southwest austin from the ice.
Most decent tree guys won't cut from spring to mid fall to avoid oak wilt. We also seal, although I've read that doesn't necessarily help but who knows?
Posted on 2/2/23 at 11:15 am to ghost2most
Man that sucks. I had one damn tree in my yard, a live oak and Ida took it down.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 11:20 am to ghost2most
My friend in Denton sent me a video this morning of her entire car completely encased in an inch and a half of ice. Pretty wild.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 11:20 am to ghost2most
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We also seal, although I've read that doesn't necessarily help but who knows?
My brother's inlaws have a ranch outside fredericksburg, never prune their Oaks and 80% of them are dead from oak wilt. I'm talking several hundred dead live oaks.
This post was edited on 2/2/23 at 11:21 am
Posted on 2/2/23 at 11:22 am to ghost2most
I know it is of little consolation, but you should consider having something special done with the wood once they are removed. There are woodworkers/mills that will work on damaged tree salvage for that purpose. It would at least give you something tangible from such a shite situation.
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