#13 of 365

Sturdy little tree! Tiny silky oak seedling transplanted last month. Never thought to water during heat wave. Few drops of rain the other night must have saved it.

Change just arrived but still over 40 C at 6pm; second change at 10pm, temp just under 30 C and wind gusts.

#9 of 365             Sunset in the gum tree.

#8 of 365

I rang the local Shire Office to-day to see what is happening about this tree since the limb fell down on Dec 12th, taking part of another branch with it.  That was the first I knew about the splitting at the front of the tree.  At the time the tree was reported to the Head Office, but the locals have had no feedback. So I am waiting to hear from the fellow who is “out of his office” for an undetermined time.  But, I expect it is their tree else I am sure they would have been quick to say it belonged to VicRoads. After all, it is between the kerb and service road, so technically it is a street tree.

Update: 16 Jan.  The Parks and Gardens bloke rang me, assured me that the tree wasn’t hollow and that it is in the queue for dead wood removal.

Update 26th January: still waiting.