Subject: Trees susceptible to dropping timber/branches

From: Andrew Walsh <[email-masked]>
Date: 8 Feb 1996 01:02:07 GMT

I am looking for information regarding those trees that are susceptible to 
dropping branches.  

I understand that any tress can lose branches as a result of storms and 
disease, but what I am researching is the natural occurence of dropping 
limbs.

One example of such a tree is the Australian River Gum.

This information is important for insurance purposes as I am involved in 
the design of caravan parks.  We must know where we can confidently plant 
tress within sites and know that they will not danger anybody.

Thanks for any information.

Please email me directly.

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From: [email-masked] (Whitey)
Date: 8 Feb 1996 19:33:32 GMT

In article <[email-masked]>, [email-masked] says...
>tress within sites and know that they will not danger anybody.
Most hardwoods drop there branches in forest conditions, as branches are 
shaded out it is no longer a wise economical investment for the tree to 
support the limbs and they are lost (unfortunately I don't remember the 
mechanism at all)  most of these trees grown in an open condition will retain 
there branches since light is available from crown to ground.

For something like a caravan park, please plant native species.

Whitey>