Not your normal fence
When I was 15, I helped an uncle build a fence around his six acres. We used old railroad ties. Ever since then I have had an appreciation for fences that are made of anything other than chain link. Here is a fence from a house I inspected recently:
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Posted on January 9, 2013, in Flora, Manmade, Photos, Picture of the Moment and tagged tree stump fence. Bookmark the permalink. 24 Comments.
Very attractive.
That fence is so cool. I love it!
I love it!
unusual for sure but what would it keep out or in?
Absolutely nothing!…………lol
That is so cool!!
Very Trusting people
Definitely one of the more ‘arty’ fences I’ve ever seen! By the way, I love all the photos of your Zoey!!
Thanks, but now you’ve gone and given Zoey the Cool Cat a big head………lol
Were they trees at one time, or was the fence created using dead stumps? I can’t quite tell. If they were trees that would’ve been a formidable fence.
They were trees at one time. They all are Eucalyptus tree stumps, and many people are finally realizing after the October 2003 and October 2007 fires that Eucalyptus trees are fire hazards when planted next to your home. They are brittle, as well, with shallow root systems, so the Santa Ana winds and the winter rains can also topple them onto the house.
We used to live around a lot of eucalyptus trees in a very windy valley. It was scarey when the wind really blew, knowing that one could come down on the house, or block the road. Now I live in an oak forest. I still worry about tree limbs, but not as much as the wind is less fierce here.
And oak trees are very sturdy.
Lucky for me.
Ooops. I see what you’re asking. Yes, they were trees, but only one or two trees. The trees were not planted like that. Those are just the stumps and trunk of one or two trees.
Interesting fact Russel, when it gets hot the oil in the eucalyptus trees tends to come out of the leaves a little. So if there’s a fire it increases the evaporation of the oil and whuff! The oil ignites above the trees. I’ve seen a fireball of ignited oil actually bounce from tree top to tree top igniting them as it goes. Very scary indeed. Their root structure is shallow because of Australian conditions where there is very little deep water, so the roots developed to find shallow surface water. It’s a great hardwood though.
Laurie.
They were imported to San Diego from Australia back in the 1850s. The railroad industry was hoping to use the wood for railroad ties. Unfortunately for them, eucalyptus wood is too brittle to use for ties. The trees sure did like San Diego, though, and have virtually taken over the landscapes here.
They brought the wrong ones, they should have taken Ironbark, another eucalyptus. They were used all over Australia, the wood’s that hard you usually have to drill a hole before you can hammer a nail in. I use it here for my fence posts, bloody hard wood but what a great timber for house building.
I love unique things! This awesome fence is definitely one of them!
Thanks for stopping by my blog again!
They are nice for a short time. You can hope from one to another, for a few months. If a border is planted in and around them, they continue to add interest as a space definition. Been there. Done that. But no nice picture, like yours.—–Granny
I love the wrought iron fences found in old cemeteries. I’ll bet San Diego has some awesome cemeteries. Maybe you’ll go to some and take some photos. Maybe I’ll have to wait until I visit San Diego to take those pictures. Either way; cool fence!
We actually don’t have too many cemeteries. Californians like to be cremated rather than buried. We do have two National Cemeteries, and I discovered a historic cemetery and two old cemeteries a couple of years ago when I was in cemetery mode. I’ll eventually do a post about them.
Looking forward to it!
That is very COOL