First Day of Spring
March 20, 2011
I believe this is a hackberry tree crashing into that nice Smooth as Silk on C Street, where I go, if infrequently, to get pedicures, facials and expensivo moisturizers. The tree was formerly rooted behind Burgers and Brew and the news crew estimated it to be about 80 feet tall. And heavy.
Here’s the roof close up. Youch.
Meanwhile, over on Third, between B and University, another hackberry (I believe) has fallen, this one landing on Ciocolat. We saw people inside, however, drinking their coffees and eating their scones… not as much damage was done here… just a road closure.
Here’s what that tree looked like, as close as they’d allow me to get.
The 10-day outlook is for more rain. And probably more wind storms. More canceled practices and more canceled Little League games. A big messy mess.
Life of Wry 
March 20, 2011 at 12:26 pm
holy cow! i feel very lucky that all we ended up with is a big pile of branches and twigs.
March 20, 2011 at 12:33 pm
No kidding. But worried all night long about falling trees, doing mental calculations about their trajectories..
As damaging as it was at SAS, and as heavy as that giant hackberry must have been, the roof and house structure remained pretty strong. I’m trying to have faith in good home construction.
March 20, 2011 at 4:15 pm
Well…small consolation, the tree came from next door so it’s someone else’s insurance that pays to clean up the mess.
March 21, 2011 at 8:52 am
It a rough bark eucalyptus.. the one at 3rd & B. Huh.