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Mon, Jun 11, 12 at 20:01
| After the drought last year in Houston, many large, seemingly healthy trees are dropping large limbs. The limbs are green and healthy-looking. Is there a way to tell if a limb is weakened to the point that a strong wind or hurricane will blow it off? |
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- Posted by houstonpat 9a (My Page) on Tue, Jun 19, 12 at 17:06
| What species of trees? |
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| I don't think there's a way to tell in advance unless it's a eucalyptus tree or Bradford pear. If it's either of those, a strong wind can blow branches off the tree. If it's a eucalyptus, you don't need any wind for branches to break off. same with Arizona ash. Very weak tree. |
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