When we started tapping trees, I noticed a big uh-oh on one of the giant silver maples near the back pasture.
The tree on the left is the tree that is about done for the world. It’s about 15 feet in circumference at my chest, which makes the diameter about 4.5 feet across!
On the back side, a new crack has developed along the portion where the two main trunks split. Much of this potion overhangs a shed. These maples are inherently weak, so I had a tree service out today and it’s scheduled to come down tomorrow. Better now than falling on the shed, or breaking the fence when the animals are out and we’re not home.