09.18.2008
The beautiful Dawes Arboretum in Newark, OH, lost many trees last weekend in the high winds at the edge of Ike. Winds up to 70 mph knocked down exposed trees, and when those trees came down, they took other trees with them. Dawes lost 32 trees from their collection, including many sugar maples (Acer saccharum). [...]
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09.17.2008
Following up on the previous post on Hurricane Ike, it is clear that tree falls account for many deaths and much of the widespread power outages throughout the midwest and eastern US. From Houston, where damaged trees continue to threaten property and power lines, to New York, where power outages were caused by tree falls, [...]
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