On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 18:48:19 -0700, Wes Stewart
wrote:

So how many years of *not* having blown down in hurricanes does it
take to grow a 70' pine tree?

The older they get the easier they fall. We got some 100+ foot white
fir trees here that come down at only 40-50 MPH winds. Douglas firs
and redwoods normally take a little more wind. Believe me when one of
the babies (weighing several tons) come down right next to you house
you'll think quite differently. That's why I cleared them out from
around my house.

Danny, K6MHE