Image Tree

The below pictures are just a start. I took these recently and have many more planned. So far, all tree images are from Mount Pleasant and Charleston, South Carolina areas. I hope to add more from other locations such as Isle of Palms, Sullivan's Island, Summerville, Goose Creek, etc. Well, that's about it for now. Some of these pictures we taken after being pointed out to me by my "tree guy" at Palmetto Tree Service. He's been working in the area for well over a decade and has pretty much seen it all.

What looked to be a healthy Sweet Gum Tree in my side yard recently blew over during a storm. As I was cutting it up to haul away, I saw a soft core. Starting at about six feet from the ground I saw live termites. The damage grew worse the closer I cut to the ground with the chain saw. Below shows you the root ball and remaining stump that I have not cut up. Notice the lack of a deep root ball. I suspect that the termite activity was destroying the central deep roots and that is why the tree could not withstand the winds.

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