Came across this downed tree that had been cut to clear the trail. I counted the rings and there were 60. At this point in the tree it was 11' tall. The diameter is 16" at the cut. So it took 60 years to grow 16" wide.
Seeing the tree bud still shows life means the tree fell this past year and there being no leaves on the tree means the tree fell before April. The green buds mean it is a Red Mulberry.
The bark does not have the horizontal lines that I see on Mulberry trees. This characteristic may happen only on the lower level of the tree. I measured the height of the tree at 53'
I wasn't sure of the type of the tree because of no leaves showing on the branches. A few Mulberry leaves had grown from the twigs that sprouted on the standing stump.
Here is the reason the tree blew down. The trunk and rotted and became too weak to support the tree. A wind storm may have been the final event that caused the tree to fall.
Psalm 11:3 "If the foundations are destroyed, What can the righteous do?" Even though the tree showed good wood further up the bowl. The base of the tree had rotted and the tree was not able to survive.
Father, remind me to always look to you in all I do.
I added this photo to show the growth rings. Growth had slowed way down in the latter years.
Here was the piece of log that was cut off to clear the trail.
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