Really amazing pictures

Pumakitty
Pumakitty Member Posts: 652
in Head and Neck Cancer #1
Hey guys,

I wanted to share some really cool pictures with all of you. I have a Norway Maple tree in the middle of my back yard. My grandmother planted the tree when it was only a couple of inches tall. It is over 50 years old. When I was little I would climb this tree and play for hours in it.

Last weekend I was working in my flowers and happen to look up at my tree you could see a perfect mark of a lighting strike. I got my mom and day to look at it and they all agreed. I called the tree company and they looked at it. They told me it had happened over a year ago and was really bad. My choice was $ 200 to save it or $600 to cut it down. I made the easly choice to try to save it.

They peeled off the bark and sealed to tree and deep fed it.

Please take a look at the photos they are pretty cool. Also, say a little pray the my tree makes it. I have a lot of memories in it brances.


Kathy

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  • sweetblood22
    sweetblood22 Member Posts: 3,228
    #2
    Wow
    They really peeled a lot off that poor tree. That whole black area is where they fixed it? Does it stay like that or will bark grow around it? Hope your tree makes it. I gave my step mom the biggest maple I could afford at the time, 20 years ago, it was $150 tree. It still looks small to me. We have like no shade around here. Scorching hot here in summer.
  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #3
    sweetblood22 said:

    Wow
    They really peeled a lot off that poor tree. That whole black area is where they fixed it? Does it stay like that or will bark grow around it? Hope your tree makes it. I gave my step mom the biggest maple I could afford at the time, 20 years ago, it was $150 tree. It still looks small to me. We have like no shade around here. Scorching hot here in summer.

    Hi Kathy

    Save the trees, just glad you got it in time and hope it continues growing well

    All the best
    Hondo
  • rozaroo
    rozaroo Member Posts: 665
    #4
    Hondo said:

    Hi Kathy

    Save the trees, just glad you got it in time and hope it continues growing well

    All the best
    Hondo

    Kathy
    I have seen trees patched up like this that have done well. Good for you for giving it another chance. I would do the same. They are sure pretty when they are decorated with clear light's during the holiday's. We moved to a new area with no mature tree to decorate. I miss my old maple & will have to plant & wait for the growing process to begin again.
    Good luck
    Roz
  • Kent Cass
    Kent Cass Member Posts: 1,898 Member
    #5
    rozaroo said:

    Kathy
    I have seen trees patched up like this that have done well. Good for you for giving it another chance. I would do the same. They are sure pretty when they are decorated with clear light's during the holiday's. We moved to a new area with no mature tree to decorate. I miss my old maple & will have to plant & wait for the growing process to begin again.
    Good luck
    Roz

    Pictures
    are something else. Certainly did leave it's mark. Couple of the pictures on page-2 are rather attractive, if you don't mind my saying so. Just don't tell your Dad I said so, cause I know the fighter he is, and I got no chance in the ring with him. How's he doing?

    kcass
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #6
    Tree Photos
    Cool photos, here's the links to make it easier to see them;

    My Tree

    Tree After it was Fixed

    Hoping your tree survives for another healthy 50 years.

    Best,
    John
  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #7
    Skiffin16 said:

    Tree Photos
    Cool photos, here's the links to make it easier to see them;

    My Tree

    Tree After it was Fixed

    Hoping your tree survives for another healthy 50 years.

    Best,
    John

    John
    I tried and tried and still can get that to work for me. I know you say it is easy but not to some of us.

    Thanks
    Hondo
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #8
    Hondo said:

    John
    I tried and tried and still can get that to work for me. I know you say it is easy but not to some of us.

    Thanks
    Hondo

    Links
    Send me an email, I'll shoot you a how to....

    JGUISEPPI@AOL.COM

    JG
  • Pumakitty
    Pumakitty Member Posts: 652
    #9
    Kent Cass said:

    Pictures
    are something else. Certainly did leave it's mark. Couple of the pictures on page-2 are rather attractive, if you don't mind my saying so. Just don't tell your Dad I said so, cause I know the fighter he is, and I got no chance in the ring with him. How's he doing?

    kcass

    Thanks
    I had both of those picture taken for work. My dad is doing pretty good. I have a feeling he might be fighting a little depression and a whole lot of stubborness.


    Kathy
  • Kent Cass
    Kent Cass Member Posts: 1,898 Member
    #10
    Pumakitty said:

    Thanks
    I had both of those picture taken for work. My dad is doing pretty good. I have a feeling he might be fighting a little depression and a whole lot of stubborness.


    Kathy

    thanks, Kathy
    Tell your Dad he's a legend in our realm, which he just might be. As for depression- lot of us go thru varying degrees of it, including me. Staying busy with what you like to do does help.

    And, I thank you for inspiring me to do the expression page in my CSN space. Thanks, Kathy.

    kcass
  • Greend
    Greend Member Posts: 678
    #11
    That's neat
    Didn't know that did things like that.
  • Daddisgrl
    Daddisgrl Member Posts: 116
    #12
    I hope they were able to
    I hope they were able to save the tree. Was he an arborist? What I mean did he have certification? I know someone that is an arborist & he said a lot claim to be but not many actually have certification. With a tree that has so much sentimental value; I hope he knew what he was doing. I don't know anything about tree repair; but if this was my tree; I'd be heartbroken to lose it

    Loved the pics of your garden & thanks Skiffin for posting the link because I was clueless on how everyone was seeing them. lol

    I use Picasa for my photos- it's easy to share on message boards like this because you click on link to this photo & it gives the html code. Well; I guess we can't hot link here :(

    Since you garden; I'll share a pic from the garden at my old house- I had about 200 roses there

    https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/rO-Snx0w_veN-5qZZ2peEQ?feat=directlink


    image

    image
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #13
    Daddisgrl said:

    I hope they were able to
    I hope they were able to save the tree. Was he an arborist? What I mean did he have certification? I know someone that is an arborist & he said a lot claim to be but not many actually have certification. With a tree that has so much sentimental value; I hope he knew what he was doing. I don't know anything about tree repair; but if this was my tree; I'd be heartbroken to lose it

    Loved the pics of your garden & thanks Skiffin for posting the link because I was clueless on how everyone was seeing them. lol

    I use Picasa for my photos- it's easy to share on message boards like this because you click on link to this photo & it gives the html code. Well; I guess we can't hot link here :(

    Since you garden; I'll share a pic from the garden at my old house- I had about 200 roses there

    https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/rO-Snx0w_veN-5qZZ2peEQ?feat=directlink


    image

    image

    HOT LINKS
    LOL, ya they don't work, but you can do them like you've done your other links, I think it was you...

    Here's the link to that album you have the beautiful flowers in;

    Roses Old House Album

    Best,
    John
  • Daddisgrl
    Daddisgrl Member Posts: 116
    #14
    Skiffin16 said:

    HOT LINKS
    LOL, ya they don't work, but you can do them like you've done your other links, I think it was you...

    Here's the link to that album you have the beautiful flowers in;

    Roses Old House Album

    Best,
    John

    I was too lazy to code it
    I was too lazy to code it last night- I kept trying to figure out why it wouldn't work since I was able to make a clickable link with html- made no sense

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