A massive branch crashed to the ground on the outskirts of Riverside Park at 101st street during Monday’s storm, according to Ernie Fritz, who took the photo above. “It appears that the branch was at a weakened spot in the tree and just snapped off.”
We’re checking with the parks department to see if the storm affected other trees in the area.
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I checked. It’s all good.
You’re a good guy, dannyboy
Lois, thank you for your kind remark. I’m in Riverside Park most days for exercise and a chat. Curiosity about the recent car break-ins along that stretch of RSD lured me over there.
I’m on it.
But…if no-one was nearby to hear it fall, did it….awrrrr….y’all know the rest !
An oak tree near the 79th St entrance to Riverside Park lost a big limb, and I noticed damage to a honey locust at the fork in the mid-level pathway near 85th street.
Sadly, many trees in the parks and on the streets have been weakened and stressed by droughts during the last few years, so it’s not surprising that they’re prone to major storm damage.
These trees are large, old and definitely scenic in the artificial garden setting of Riverside Park. The wood can only handle so much stress before failing. Pruning may help but the loss of a damaged or diseased tree is inevitable. In dense old growth forest setting there is lots of underbrush to replace larger trees when they collapse and compost. Neighboring trees also help to shelter older trees from the wind and weather.