Upon moving in, the cedar trees numbered 11. Arborgeddon (in 2023) wiped out maybe five. The last cedar became weakened maybe a year later; it could fall and harm or worse in a bad moment. Got it cut and removed mid-September.
The video revisits some memories of Arborgeddon damage. A segment shows abbreviated cutting and removal of the last tree. Besides wanting to document the majestic tree's demise, I wanted to closely view the cedar stump surface.
Based on meandering to view previous cedar stumps, I wasn't sure what the surface would look like. The center part is heartwood, prominently "ringed" by the sapwood.(It measures about 9" x 12".) Anything about the shape and colors remind you of anything? For more info about tree anatomy that also mentions barks and cambium, with ID-labeled image, visit "Anatomy of a Tree".
The irregular perimeter made me wonder how weak the trunk itself might have been. That stump doesn't resemble the nearby one, also a cedar. They both look like their trunks had been lacking in solid mass.
Visit my other articles and videos of cedars, now in the past. No longer any cedars to hack at errant branches and their needly, junipery foliage.
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