Some wind damage in the Okanagan last night.

jmont64 · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Some wind damage in the Okanagan last night.

jmont64 · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

This is about 50 up the tree in the middle of the kitchen.

jmont64 · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Tree was actually from the neighbors property and caught a Suburau on the way down.

-- Edited by jmont64 on Monday 25th of June 2018 09:15:29 PM

jmont64 · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

I can't get the tree to stand up in the first picture for the size of the roots.

CdnGMfan · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Yikes! My daughter just moved to Kelowna. Hopefully no Acadians, Beaumonts or other vintage tin was damaged. I know there is some nice vintage tin in that area.

I have one of the biggest trees in our neighborhood in my back yard. I make sure the arborist takes care of it periodically so that it doesn't come down and take out a roof or fence. I saw a neighbor's pine tree take out a Pathfinder (a Nissan fortunately) when it fell.

Chevelle is safely in the garage.

I remember years ago seeing a mall parking garage collapse in Vancouver that claimed a 1964 Beaumont. Not good.

hawkeye5766 · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Would hate to guess what that sucker weighs!! Glad no one was in the wrong place at the wrong time!!

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Pontiacanada · A Poncho Legend!

All I can say is wow!

I recently reported a rotted power pole on our property to Maritime Electric for this very reason (I did the old hammer test, and it proved to be hollowed out/rotten) ... it was in close proximity to my car shed and a barn. Turned out to be hollow from the ground up! They replaced it.

Pontiacanada · A Poncho Legend!

The pole I mentioned is to the left. I could push on it and move it at least a foot.

jmont64 · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Good detective work Darryl. Supposedly neighbours had seen movement at the base of this tree during previous gusts and were suspect of its stability.

r66sd · Addicted!

In a case like this with wind causing a tree to come down whos insurance would cover the damage to property?

Lefty · Uber Guru

good thing that did not happen weekend of car show..

jmont64 · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Insurance is covering damage to the house and removal of portion of tree that is on the house. Making owner responsible for removal of the rest of the tree. Crazy as it sounds. I think then it may be a little contest between insurance companies as tree is from the neighbours property. Pretty sure they will be trying to get the claim back from the neighbors provider.

MC · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

They were talking about trees on CBC radio last week and the local arborist for the city stated that a tree is the responsibility of the owner of the land where, basically, the trunk and majority of roots are located. Not sure if it's the same in BC but it sounds like a somewhat standard rule.

Pontiacanada · A Poncho Legend!

MC wrote:
They were talking about trees on CBC radio last week and the local arborist for the city stated that a tree is the responsibility of the owner of the land where, basically, the trunk and majority of roots are located. Not sure if it's the same in BC but it sounds like a somewhat standard rule.

... but if branches "intrude" on the non-owners property (an imaginary vertical property line in the air), that property owner is allowed to trim/cut them back within reason (without causing injury or stress to the tree).