This sucks

[1968USMC]

The first year we moved to Tennessee we bought a plant-able Christmas tree and after 20 years of growth it was 50 ft tall big and beautiful. Due to the ice and snow it fell over last night. Now the thing isnt even good for firewood. Time to move on ..... UGH

 

[timmytim]

Damn, that does suck. Sorry for your loss

 

[Deputy Swan]

RIP lol. Pine trees like to do that very shallow roots

 

[1968USMC]

It snapped off at the base the ice was to top heavy.

 

[HomebrewerCraig]

DAMN!

 

[Sgt.SID]

any pictures of the crime scene

 

[1968USMC]

pICTURE POSTED ABOVE

 

[2Tartu]

So you had an ice storm or was that from regular snow weight?

 

[1968USMC]

It was both snow and ice. It started with rain then turned to ice rain then it snowed 8inches .. that sealed its fate

 

[1968USMC]

+That xmas tree was 4ft tall when we bought it the first year we moved here and grew to at least 50ft tall. Now its not worth to much of anything

 

[1968USMC]

I havent counted the downed trees but what I just can see at first glance I bet 10 or so are down. I have 22 acres almost all in woods so unknown amount are down. You could hear branches and trees falling all night long. The pine was just our favorite one.

 

[Krazy_fanboy]

My question is why would you let it grow to 50 ft of its a Christmas tree? 8 ft max the chop chop and plant a new one.

 

[ZaarKahn]

I did that once, the tree grew to 30 feet, then my German Shepherd watered it daily...it died.

 

[1968USMC]

My question is why would you let it grow to 50 ft of its a Christmas tree? 8 ft max the chop chop and plant a new one.

It was a 4ft when we planted it. We wanted to see it grow along with our children.