Spring Snow Tree Devastation *warning many pics*

[jrockbridge]

Our spring snow in Monument, CO weighed heavily on the trees. This is some of the tree damage on my lot. At least it's melting fast. I'm going to have my work cut out for me cleaning up after the devastation.

 

[Jbird]

Is that from the weight of the snow? High winds?

I would think that with as much snow as you guys get sometimes, the trees that survive being a sprout would handle it for the most part.

 

[jrockbridge]

Is that from the weight of the snow? High winds?

I would think that with as much snow as you guys get sometimes, the trees that survive being a sprout would handle it for the most part.

It was the weight, but perhaps the wind contributed. This sometimes happens with big late season snow storms. The snow was very wet and heavy. I remember a similar storm from about 15 years ago that knocked down trees all over Denver.

 

[Mark Wein]

YEOW!!!!!

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

time to make some telecasters.

 

[Acadiafall]

They brought it onto themselves.

 

[jrockbridge]

They brought it onto themselves.

LOL!

Yes. What were they thinking standing out in the open like that?!

 

[Prages]

We had a huge poplar tree in our back yard that got hit by lightning a couple of years ago. It was a PITA.

To make matters even worse, Mrs. P was in Colorado when it happened, so I did all the work all by myself, and it was about 90 degrees that day.