Kleckner Oasis

Strong winds and hail hit during a thunderstorm on August 31, probably the most damaged trees on this Oasis in one event.

Most of the Apples fell from the trees prematurely.  To preserve the harvest, I have had to start dehydrating the fallen apples.

Basswoods quickly were demolished.

The large Black Cherry above was uprooted from the wind gusts combined with the saturated soil.

The Eastern Cottonwood from the post Cottonwood Last Stages of Life had its final breath.

As has been happening more than once this year, a big American Basswood fell on a fence line.

Haybales started rolling down the hills because of the 80+ mph winds.

The Gala Apple was snapped at the base and took me awhile to find the tree, which was hanged up in the windbreak.

Somehow, one of the largest trees on the farm, a hollow, 5 foot diameter Basswood(Tilia americana) only had some minor damage in the upper canopy.

Purple Robe Locust showed the true colors of the trunk, the hail stripping the bark.

Stripped down Basswoods hang onto their sad existence.

Where there once was a leaning Basswood, now there is a hole in the canopy, now the Pecan trees in the understory will take advantage of sunlight.

The exposed cambium layer turned pink on this Cottonwood(Populus deltoides).

Our pond had the backside erode out from the flood of water that overtopped the dam.

A neighbor’s pond looks close to the end of life.

Three Trunks on a Red Oak were topped and fallen apart.

A Silver Maple split in half during the storm.

Another Basswood had an excruciating end to dominance in the canopy.

A Cottonwood’s top was snapped and twisted around.

Cottonwoods and Basswoods were the trees most frequently damaged and uprooted.

New clearing in the woods.

A young Black Walnut that will never have a chance at a decent life.

Pine trees in the windbreak broke up from the intense wind storm.

Grass, Sumac, and everything else  in the way of the winds, rain, and hail were damaged.