WILLOW DAMAGE AT CROTON POINT, MAY 2018

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FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ASKED ABOUT HOW CROTON POINT PARK FARED AFTER TUESDAY'S STORM.....

Storms at Croton Point and vicinity have been recorded in one form or another for hundreds of years...Tree damage, particularly with the park's ancient willows, is always sad but to be expected. Still, it wasn't all that bad all things considered...

Willows do have weak wood that breaks easily when subjected to stress, as well as narrow branch angles that do not knit together well--hence they can easily split apart (click on the photo). They also have shallow root systems that allow the tree to topple over. Spruce and a number of other tree types fall into this category as well. Fortunately, many other willows survive at the Point.

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