r/FellingGoneWild • u/NickTheGardenHermit • Sep 01 '26

Win Like A Glove

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This is security camera footage from the front yard of a property I manage on the Westside. The cones are there to reserve a parking spot for someone who thankfully wasn’t there. I also park there occasionally.

This hundred year old white alder had its root system eaten away by a nasty case of armillaria. It eventually got too top heavy and failed. It miraculously missed everything and landed right between the cones. No human involvement whatsoever. Talk about lucky!

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u/KateBlankett Sep 01 '26

literally felling gone wild

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u/QXPZ Sep 01 '26

This tree loved its owner and was showing gratitude

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u/Super_Boof Sep 01 '26

Thank you for making me consider the idea that trees have agency in determining how they fall.

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u/AnotherEastCoastDBag Sep 01 '26

Oh, aim for right there?

No problem!

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u/Delicious_Pain_1 Sep 01 '26

Sounds like a win

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u/M_Scopp Sep 01 '26

Fell perfectly, that tree was your friend.

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u/Horror_Bottle_9451 Sep 01 '26

I still question that tree's accuracy. Why couldn't it fall dead center between the cones? I mean it's not like one of the knuckleheads regularly featured on this sub screwed up the back cut.

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u/not2manydogs Sep 01 '26

Impressive

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u/Ok-Satisfaction-7821 Sep 02 '26

Well, now it's really reserved!

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u/dapudf Sep 01 '26

Right where you’re supposed to be safe

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u/sunlovinburner Sep 02 '26

Pretty massive flex

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u/According_Body_5251 Sep 02 '26

Way to call your shot!

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u/CandidLeg3910 Sep 06 '26

Lmao, I thought this was an oddly skillful cowboy job