Yet another storm to blog about in about four months. This time freezing rain is the culprit. Much of the damage came from trees breaking due to the extra weight of a quarter inch of ice. Add even a slight breeze, and the downed powerlines have created the largest outage in Kentucky history. From the limited area that I have viewed, Birch trees have been a major victim as have Pear, Cherry, and Mulberry trees. Birch trees typically have an arching shape so I believe it captured more of the freezing rain/ice and just arched even more. Another plant that had difficulty in the last ice storm some years ago was the Eastern Red Cedar. Though a weedy plant, the central boughs looked bad for years to come.
