Trees are Dangerous

The warm dry weather has finally arrived so I've been able to work on some overdue tree removal in our yard. After one close call with a dead ash tree this spring, I wasn't as lucky with a small dead peach tree. I spent yesterday afternoon in the local emergency room getting a dislocated shoulder reset. Tomorrow I will see a doctor about surgery.



Since chainsaws are very dangerous tools, I decided to just manually push over/remove this small dead peach tree located in a very steep section of our lawn. I expected the tree to have dead roots and thereby pop out of the ground. The tree roots were securely anchored in the ground and after a strong push the tree snapped at the ground-line and I was launched over the tree and several feet down the hillside.



I tried to cushion my landing by making first contact to the ground with my head, but most of my body weight was transferred to my right shoulder as I slid down the hill. At this point my right arm was painful and unresponsive. It was another 20 minutes before I was able to get off the ground and return to the house for help.

The base of the peach tree.