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Sycamore platter!

Twin Oaks

Twin Oaks

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Nice work on that project.
A side note: Sycamores are dangerous trees. As they age, they tend to drop large heavy limbs with no warning.
My parent's had a neighbor who had an enormous Sycamore tree in their yard.
One sunny, calm day, with no warning, it dropped a limb.

That limb was over 24" in diameter, and about 25' long. It smashed a 10' X 10' steel shed my Dad owned.
Flatter than a pancake. Crushed everything in the shed as well.
 
Neil Lawton

Neil Lawton

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Thanks for all the comments guys.:thumbs:

Twin Oaks said:
Nice work on that project.
A side note: Sycamores are dangerous trees. As they age, they tend to drop large heavy limbs with no warning.
My parent's had a neighbor who had an enormous Sycamore tree in their yard.
One sunny, calm day, with no warning, it dropped a limb.

That limb was over 24" in diameter, and about 25' long. It smashed a 10' X 10' steel shed my Dad owned.
Flatter than a pancake. Crushed everything in the shed as well.
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Probably not the same wood Herb.
The English Sycamore is Acer pseudoplatanus, Whilst Sycamore in the US usually refers to Platanus occidentalis.
 
Twin Oaks

Twin Oaks

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Neil Lawton said:
Thanks for all the comments guys.:thumbs:
Probably not the same wood Herb.
The English Sycamore is Acer pseudoplatanus, Whilst Sycamore in the US usually refers to Platanus occidentalis.
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Oh, ok, thanks for the info. I know the American sycamores reach 125' in height, and big around as a small car.
Like a Mini Cooper. :doh:
 
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