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Join Date: Aug-2001
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Country: USA
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C-r-a-c-k!
I was watering just a few feet from where this branch fell from one of the neighbor's American Elms. I heard some strange creaking-snapping-popping sound. I checked the rooftops thinking something BIG was walking around, but I couldn't locate it.
I had just moved away when it fell with a big crash. The branch was still dangling, supported by the fence, mainly, with some minor branches draped over the bonsai near the fence.
I went to grab some pruners and the camera, and while I was doing that a second branch went CRACK!
No real damage to the bonsai. I am sure there are some cracked branches and stuff, but nothing compared to how it might have been if the fence hadn't been there to support the weight of the branches, or if the other end hadn't still held on.
Elms grow very quickly when they find water. This was a watersprout from the root system of an elm I took out about 10 years ago.
After pruning away the smaller twigs, I pulled six trees off the benches and went 'round the other side and pulled the branch down over there.
Regards,
Matt
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