Watch out for KILLER TREES

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Often following a forest fire, USFS employees will survey the danger trees and hang orange flagging from trees that they feel will fall on windy days or by themselves.

Sometimes they cut the worst trees down and usually close access roads until they have cut all trees that might fall on vehicles or block the roads.



This particular killer tree produced some of the biggest blond fire morels of 2006 around it's base.

The winter snows and spring rains have washed much of the bright color out of these flags.

This tree was burned badly internally and thus fell over by breaking in the most compromised area.

When it is windy one can hear trees crashing to the ground for long distances.


It can be very dangerous in a burn site during on a windy day.

The root system of this tree was compromised during the forest fire and with a shallow root system it may blow over quite easily or fall from it's own weight.


Here is a closer shot of this trees roots and as you can see it has no tap-root to anchor it.

Much like the Giant Redwoods this tree depends upon inter-mingling it's roots with other trees around it to maintain stability.


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