Asked August 09, 2017, 11:40 AM EDT
For fun and curiosity, I have two 54 year old weeping willow trees that extensively have grown these huge burroughs , growths on their trunks and large limbs. I've never seen any other willow with this excessive amount. What causes this in a Willow? Is there a Michigan record for the largest girth of a Willow (circumference)? I watered these as a kid when they were just twigs in the ground, my father made most of his wood carvings from our trees, is there a market for this lumber, because they have started to rot? It becomes lightweight and falls apart! They will have to come down in the future. We have people stop and take pictures of the one in the front a lot! I'd love for a woodworker to have the wood ! Well, that was the more fun part. The second is this; I have two dead Ash trees and one other tree that I had called Consumers Energy about. When they go down they will take down the big power line in our yard!! Consumer sent a couple of guys out to check and they fully agreed they had to come down , however they weren't allowed to, instead the said I had to get a hold of the forestry Dept. to have them removed! So, that question is now given to you. How can I get these trees taken down? We frequently hear Ash trees fall in the woods next to us, more than four, these are the same age! Being they are a danger to the power lines I was hoping not have to pay for these, honestly! Estimates are more than I have lying around !! Please help with information if possible, thank you. Cheryl
Allegan County Michigan
