I have done some research on why the Flat Iron Tree fell. Usually, the park where it stood averaged winds of only 2 miles per hour. However, loggers had clear cut an area less than a mile west of the tree. This removed the protective canopy that kept the winds at this slow speed. Around 1995 the ancient tree and its neighbors were hit with high speed winds. When the 36 story tree crashed to the ground, it knocked down several other giant trees measuring 25 feet around.
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Copyright 2009 Sharon Porter Moxley
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