Had a client tell me their tree 'just knew' when to drop limbs

I was up in a 50 year old oak in Portland last spring, and the homeowner came out to chat while I was pruning. She said the tree dropped a big branch on her carport right after a dry spell, like it was trying to tell her something. Has anyone else run into folks who think trees are more sentient than they really are?

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the_piper2mo ago

Read something similar about willows dropping branches during drought to conserve water.

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jakel362mo ago

Sycamores also self-prune limbs to reduce wind drag during storms.

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