Above is the tall Himalayan cedar Cedrus deodara tree that still stands in our yard. I just measured it and it is about 22 meters tall — that's about 75 feet. We can see it from the other side of the Cher River, about two miles distant.
Below is a short video of the felling of the trunk of sapin bleu (blue spruce) tree that we had cut down the other day. It was about 11 meters tall, so about half the size of the cedar. The house shook when that tall, heavy trunk hit the ground. The stump is 2 feet in diameter at ground level.
Below is a short video of the felling of the trunk of sapin bleu (blue spruce) tree that we had cut down the other day. It was about 11 meters tall, so about half the size of the cedar. The house shook when that tall, heavy trunk hit the ground. The stump is 2 feet in diameter at ground level.
So, when we call the Christmas tree a sapin we're really using the word for a Spruce?
ReplyDeleteWell, sapin means "fir", according to the dictionary. I've never heard of a "blue fir" tree. I'm not sure what a spruce is in comparison. I guess I need to do some research.
DeleteMy impression is that in France, people use the word sapin as generic for any conifer-looking tree, even though they may be of different species with their own name.
DeleteThanks, CHM. In English, it's not at all clear to me what the differences are between spruces (épicéas, épinettes), firs (sapins), and cedars (cèdres).
DeleteThat was an action packed video! Those guys knew what they were doing.
ReplyDeleteThe one who did most of the work was amazing. I could tell that the other three crew members were in awe.
DeleteWhen you see the video, you really get an idea of how big the trunk is compare to the guy toppling it.
ReplyDeleteIt was amazing how the ground and house shook when that tree trunk fell. I hope we never have to have the deodar cedar taken down. Already, we are losing so many trees. It's strange.
DeleteWell, it certainly isn’t because of climate change because we all know that climate change is a hoax. 🙄
DeleteDonnie the Con said it was, so it must be true;)
DeleteKen - I could get out my horticulture texts, because I could identify the cedars from the spruces from the firs...but the basic differences are the type of needles - flat, round, how many, one-side - or both sides, or around the stem, height of trees, and seeds.
ReplyDeleteCHM and BettyAnn - ABSOLUTELY RIGHT - Who could possibly think Drumpf doesn't know what he's talking about?
Thanks, Mary. I have a book called Taylor's Guide to Trees (1988) that I should study right now, while on that topic. I had seen some information about the shape of needles, etc.
DeleteNobody asked me how I measured the Himalayan cedar tree...