No they are not strong, and by your description of how big it is, I'd say it probably is rotten in the center.
They don't get much bigger than that.
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Alders are not a long lived tree. A lot of the time they will die from the top down. Keep a close eye out for dead wood.
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I had one like that at the coast..healthy tree and . In the high winds this winter, at a fork about 25 ft off the ground, the upper 30+ feet flew 20 yeards in the air (no leaves on it mind you!). Had it gone in the wrong direction, it would have smashed through the roof of our cabin. Lesson learned for me / us. The rest of the tree, as well as a few others that are similar in structure and location to the cabin, have become firewood. "Splinters easy" is right....
Is this tree a hazard?
freespool
Alders are not a long lived tree. A lot of the time they will die from the top down. Keep a close eye out for dead wood.
Re: Is this tree a hazard?
Sorry to say that your trees a goner ...
Re: Is this tree a hazard?
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