So we had a really big wet heavy snow this winter that snapped many trees in half. One such cedar ( juniparius virginianaI ) lives in my yard. When I came upon the tree I was shocked by the dramatic new silhouette. Took a deep breath and studied the tree for a bit. The break in the trunk was ripped and torn and a large section of the tree was just hanging there exposing a long trunk of exfoliating bark. I found it to be beautiful exposed. It wasn’t until a little bit later after continuing to look at it that I thought i could leave the branch to die wear it lay, loose all it’s needles and turn that wonderful gray driftwood color. So as in a wild woodland somewhere, I will observe the succession of a tree and how it develops with new plants that grow around it in to a new environment……unless I can’t stand how messy it looks and get out the chain saw.
Why not?
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