JPH
Mame
I was awakened by the house literally shuddering in the wind and immediately ran outside to find many of my larger wild collected Black Spruce and Larch trees were toppled over despite being anchored with heavy stones. I blame myself since I should have tied them down/chained them. Lesson learned! I'm pretty sure the winds just started in the morning because I don't recall any winds last night. I moved them all to the other side of the house where they are sheltered, immediately refilled the grow boxes with whatever soil I had left and gave them a good watering. Luckily there doesn't seem to be much in the way of surface damage but I am worried about their roots! The trees are still recovering from being collected last fall, so this can't be good for them. I don't think they've snapped out of dormancy just yet, and the trees haven't started pushing new growth as it's still too early in the season. I live in zone 1b/1a, so I don't expect that to start until June. I really hope they are alright.
I didn't have any time to take pictures, since I was frantically moving them to safety.
Has anyone else had this happen to them? How did your trees fare? I accept responsibility for this as I knew in the back of my head to tie them...
I didn't have any time to take pictures, since I was frantically moving them to safety.
Has anyone else had this happen to them? How did your trees fare? I accept responsibility for this as I knew in the back of my head to tie them...