Bringing a new, beautiful sapling onto a residential property is a deeply satisfying experience filled with the exciting promise of massive future growth, cooling summer shade, and brilliant autumn colour. Homeowners carefully select the perfect spot, dig the hole, provide heavy amounts of water, and then frequently make the massive mistake of completely walking away for the next ten years....
The sheer, terrifying power of a direct lightning strike hitting a residential property is an unforgettable, violently explosive event that completely shakes the ground and shatters the quiet night. When a massive bolt of atmospheric electricity chooses the tallest mature oak in your backyard as its direct path to the earth, the resulting physical damage to the living organism is...
