[caption id="attachment_4761" align="alignright" width="448" caption="White pine windthrow. "Shoestring" rhizomorphs or mycelial cords of Armillaria found along with dead woody roots. Photo: Kevin T. Smith"] [/caption]For some, an unwanted reminder of Hurricane Sandy that crashed into the East Coast as megastorm of the century is a big tree uprooted, lying across the yard -- If lucky, missing the house. From North Carolina to Canada trees toppled or broke off big limbs, killing or injuring people and animals, crashing into homes and cars, blocking roads and ripping down power lines. The intense storm toppled 8,497 trees in New York City alone . But it doesn't take a hurricane or a megastorm to uproot timber. The nor'easter that hit the upper East Coast Wednesday and Thursday brought down more trees. And storms, of course, hit all parts of the United States and much of the world, downing trees as part of the damage. Yet most trees keep their "feet" firmly planted in the ground. [More]














Source: Why Do Trees Topple in a Storm?