nWo Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 I opened my front door to see what the conditions are. Just came down . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nWo Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 Another limb came down on the other side of the tree just missed my wife's car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nWo Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 Tree complete gone. After looking over everything found some damage to our gutters. My wife and me planted this tree when we first built this house back in 2002. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugatti Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, nWo said: Tree complete gone. After looking over everything found some damage to our gutters. My wife and me planted this tree when we first built this house back in 2002. Ouch, what kind of tree is this? I had a similar situation at my house a few years back and it looks the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nWo Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 13 minutes ago, bugatti said: Ouch, what kind of tree is this? I had a similar situation at my house a few years back and it looks the same. A Bradford Pear Tree. Here it is back in 2018 after a big snow. If my wife's car was in the same spot as in this picture it would have fell on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkypete Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 We lost our Bradford Pear tree in Hurricane Ike in 2008. Beautiful tree but they don't do well in wind and ice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Voice of Reason Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Yes, Bradford Pear trees are notorious for splitting like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue4sure Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 I was told to use Cleveland Pears. I think they are a lot stronger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kentucky Windage Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 I absolutely despise decorative pear trees. They've become invasive. Replace it with a yoshino cherry tree. Fast growing, prettier, won't stink, not invasive, better for the bee population. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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