When Great Trees Fall...Rocks Shudder

This tree was left by the side of the road for our trash collectors to pick up. I have no idea how it was cut down or hauled to this dump site. That little "woodland fairy" sitting on top of one of the four enormous sections is over six feet tall to help give you a size perspective.

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[Lyn Todd]

yowsers that's a big ( and very old) tree!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

That was a big one! I always feel so sad when I see a beautiful tree like that one cut down. But at least you took a good shot of it.

[Julie Duncan]

Wow, what a monster . . . tree! ;)

[Simply Amanda]

Did the fairy fell the tree?;-) Trees down make me a little sad as I love them so.

[Dyan Stevens]

What a huge tree it was!

[Maggiemae]

It must be a special rubbish collector - wouldn't fit in the normal rubbish truck! Actually it would probably be someone who makes firewood or such from all this valuable wood!

[deb]

Not sure how your rubbish collector did his job but this is huge

[Daryl O'Hare]

It's like southern stone henge ;)

[Marilyn Wigen]

Amazing! I know how big that woodland fairy is, and I am blown away by the size of these logs! PS... that is a really nice pic of him.

[Daisy Ditch ⊰✿]

A grand tree felled and how quickly it is done nowadays with machinery. Always makes me think of the Ents in Lord of The Rings. Great capture with elf on perch.

[Karen Mitchell]

Thats sad to lose a tree so enduring as that huge trunk... wow. Im sure there would be some live edge furniture makers interested in those pieces!

[Tunia McClure]

Will he appreciate being called a woodland fairy?

[Lin]

How interesting! Makes you wonder how on earth they got there!

[Disha Parekh]

So huge!! This works so well as a portrait too! Great shot.

[Diane]

The tree must've been huge! Makes me a little sad, though it may have been dead or dying and a danger to someone's house. . . ? Good idea to ask your :woodland fairy" to climb up there to give it a sense of scale. Nice in B&W, showing the textures of the tree.

[Ruth Moucharafieh]

terrific portrait! Love the b and w. Magnificent tree.

[Leslie]

man the trash collectors will actually take it? excellent b&w

[Darlene]

What a huge tree and great shot of it, Katy. I have seen them cut down at our park but not this big. Those that are this big are redwood trees that partially remain down in place with part of them on the ground and the rest removed.

[summerfield]

it will be some kind of furniture for some people, unless they mulch the pieces. nice of you to show us how big this tree was.

[Gillian]

Great shot with the little fairy to give an idea of scale!

[katy]

@ltodd @olivetreeann @juliedduncan @alophoto @maggiemae @deb60 @darylo @marilyn @daisyditch @kandkids @tunia @linnypinny @dishaparekh176 @eudora @ruthmouch @lesip @darsphotos @summerfield @kwiksilver @dyanstevens First of all deepest apologies for taking to long to acknowledge your nice comments. Second the "woodland fairy" or elf as some of you referred to him knew I was calling him that and he had a good chuckle over it. He had the idea to climb on the tree to give an idea of scale. Like you, it saddened me to see it cut down but what you can't really see is at the base of the tree it was over 50% hollow so it was dying from the inside out and had to be cut down to prevent it from falling on someone's house. We have a bulky trash collection that will pick up almost anything left on the side of the road to include bathtubs sofas or even cut trees but I think this one may have been hauled by someone hired for that specific purpose because of its size. I would like to think part of it was salvaged in some way but will never know for sure. A great thought Daryl.