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Denninmi

(6,581 posts) Thu Jul 5, 2012, 06:21 AM Jul 2012

Jimmy is Down!

Damn! I woke up at 4:30 to the sound of crashing tree limbs. Big maple in my front yard lost a couple of big branches, which fell right across a lot of my containers.

I have to work today, so the search and rescue mission for survivors will have to be tonight.

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Jimmy is Down! (Original Post) Denninmi Jul 2012 OP

. mopinko Jul 2012 #1

Oh no! beac Jul 2012 #2

Ouch. Good luck. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #3

I hope it isn't as bad as it sounds. Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #4

mopinko

(72,062 posts)

1. .

Reply to Denninmi (Original post)

Thu Jul 5, 2012, 08:32 AM

Jul 2012

so sorry to hear that.

beac

(9,992 posts)

2. Oh no!

Reply to Denninmi (Original post)

Thu Jul 5, 2012, 09:15 AM

Jul 2012

Maples must be especially vulnerable to winds. Several people I know in the DC area lost limbs off perfectly healthy maples in last week's wind storm.

Hope the damage to the containers turns out to be minimal.

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

3. Ouch. Good luck.

Reply to Denninmi (Original post)

Thu Jul 5, 2012, 01:07 PM

Jul 2012

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

4. I hope it isn't as bad as it sounds.

Reply to Denninmi (Original post)

Thu Jul 5, 2012, 07:26 PM

Jul 2012

So sorry. I have lost some big branches in the past, and I can appreciate the work ahead for you. I just love my trees, but there are problems.

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