2006-11-27 13:09:31 · 15 answers · asked by Layne J 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Maple trees are known to explode - sounding like a gunshot - from the extreme cold which causes wood to contract and apply tremendous pressure on the sap inside.
2006-11-27 14:53:41 · answer #1 · answered by Goatacheese 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Besides the cold weather phenomenon, which does happen, trees also explode in hot weather. There are several University of California documented cases of trees , soon after watering, on still ,warm days, having excessive pressure and limbs exploding off the tree. There is even a term called "sudden limb failure" used to describe this situation.
2006-11-27 14:22:10 · answer #2 · answered by oakhill 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is VERY true, and could account for our problems in Iraq. The Pentagon invested several billion dollars in the "Operation Hardwood" defense system in the 80's. Since the weather is not cold enough in Iraq, it turned out to be a total failure.
2006-11-27 14:32:57 · answer #3 · answered by leothecomm 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they dont quite explode but in extreme cold the water in the tree will turn to ice and expand damaging the tree some times making poping sounds but i dont consider it an explosion
2006-11-27 13:22:58 · answer #4 · answered by Wildfire 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes they can especially if they have pockets of water in them such as old maple or oaks that may have rotted out on the inside and it gets filled with water and you know what happen when watewr freezes?
2006-11-27 14:24:17 · answer #5 · answered by hugh_laur 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! It does happen! I have heard it on my woodlot in Northern Wisconsin in Indianhead Country.
2006-11-27 13:19:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
no,, but; when they colapse from the weight of a heavy snow or ice storm the big limbs crack very loudly.. sounds like explosions..
2006-11-27 14:24:05 · answer #7 · answered by mr.phattphatt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, i live in michigan and it gets around 0 degrees F and ive nevr seen a tree explode.
2006-11-27 13:13:20 · answer #8 · answered by gamerx66x 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It might be true!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_tree
2006-11-27 13:15:25 · answer #9 · answered by Shea 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO, Canada doesn't have this problem
2006-11-27 14:16:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋