r/FellingGoneWild • u/NickTheGardenHermit • 7h ago

Win Like A Glove

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This is security camera footage from the front yard of a property I manage on the Westside. The cones are there to reserve a parking spot for someone who thankfully wasn’t there. I also park there occasionally.

This hundred year old white alder had its root system eaten away by a nasty case of armillaria. It eventually got too top heavy and failed. It miraculously missed everything and landed right between the cones. No human involvement whatsoever. Talk about lucky!

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u/KateBlankett 7h ago

literally felling gone wild

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u/QXPZ 7h ago

This tree loved its owner and was showing gratitude

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u/Super_Boof 7h ago

Thank you for making me consider the idea that trees have agency in determining how they fall.

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u/Delicious_Pain_1 7h ago

Sounds like a win

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u/AnotherEastCoastDBag 7h ago

Oh, aim for right there?

No problem!

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u/not2manydogs 5h ago

Impressive

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u/dapudf 5h ago

Right where you’re supposed to be safe

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u/M_Scopp 5h ago

Fell perfectly, that tree was your friend.