Cherry disaster!

Last Tuesday we were sitting watching TV - probably something to do with the election :dh:, when I heard a gentle "crump" from the garden but thought nothing of it. Later, when I went out to shup the chickens up for the night, I couldn't shut the gate to the rest of the garden. Below is why!

Poor tree. I think it had been infected with honey fungus before we moved in 10 years ago but has manged to hang on all this time. We'd removed some dead branches a few years ago and that with the weight of the wonderful blossom this year had tipped the balance, so to speak. We had to cut it up very carefully as it was resting on the roof, but fortunately it had done no serious damage.

The stump came out of the ground really easily and when cut up was about 90% sponge. The limbs were fine however and we now have a pile of logs for next winter.

Chris

 

Oh what an absolute shame. It is very lucky not to have broken that window eh?

 

What a shame :(

 

What a shame Boghopper, but at least no real damage.
About those cherry logs - I would try them out before you rely on them for next winter. We once had some and the only thing they were good for was slowing the fire down. They didn't burn well at all.

 

Thanks for your sympathy Blueroses and Aaron. It ws a lovely tree and has left a big hole - in the garden and in the ground!:lollol:Thanks for your advice Alice, as we tend to burn a mixture of coal and wood it should be okay. Also, am I right in thinking that cherry has a nice scent when it's burning or am I confusing that with apple logs?

Chris

 

I didn't find any nice scent from the cherry logs Boghopper. They smouldered away rather than burned.
Something which does smell nice on the fire is Eucalyptus. We had a big one which came down in a storm and it made great logs.