Compiled by The Bedford Citizen
Mass Alerts posted a Strong Thunderstorm warning for our area, suggesting that heavy rain would be preceded by high winds around 6 pm on Saturday afternoon. The rains never materialized and the warning has expired, but their wind projection was on target.
Facebook noted a report that Davis Road was closed between Redcoat and Revolutionary Ridge due to a wire resting on the power lines although Eversource reported only one Bedford customer without electricity. Within a few minutes these images arrived, showing a large tree down on Bedford Common.
With thanks to Tod Amazeen of Bedford for sharing his images with our readers.
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On inspection, the base of the tree had a considerable amount of wet rot. This seems to have been the result of mounding and mulching around the tree trunk. I could stick a car key into the rotted section to a depth of 2″. Don Marshall, tree
guru,
has recommended against this practice for years.
Bedford’s grounds staff discontinued the practice of mounding mulch around the base of trees many years ago; if you check the image of the root ball in the story, there is none around the downed tree.
Japanese Elm