Deze dode populier stond binnen valafstand van de E40. Dan mag er echt niéts misgaan met een velling. Extra spannend is het wanneer je dan een valkerf maakt en merkt dat de boom hol is. Gelukkig hadden we dit al in de smiezen: een verdikte stamvoet wijst namelijk op intern houtrot of een holte. In ons knullig vaktaaltje noemen we dat een flessenhals.
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