Today the beautiful pear tree in my front yard cracked into three pieces. Very sad -it provided many hours of pleasure & shade. So far, in the backyard, one pear tree limb cracked off, but the rest of the tree looks okay. We will cut the branches as best we can today, wait until a thaw to remove the stump and most likely save the branches for firewood.
When the branches cracked under the weight, the sound was incredible. I thought there had been a major collision in front of my home! But no, it was the tree splintering. It was, to say the least, and impressive amount of noise. But the second and third time I knew what it meant, and it saddened me to hear the tree dying from the storm.
Here are some pictures of the tree throughout the day:
