I just got home and was looking out the window to see my dog in his fenced area - wondering why he prefers to be outside in the rain and high winds when... Bang, snap, crash!! This big ash came down -with me watching and right where I would have wanted to drop it in may back yard. How fortuitious? Ironically I have had two of these ash trees come down by wind with me just looking out the widow. Really cool but kind of scary. For the record, I have eliminated any that have even a slight chance of landing on anything of value and stay away from them on windy days. My plan is to have them all(About 10 more) CSSing by spring. Base on this one is at least 20" and has been standing dead for two+ years so these will all be seasoned for next years burning.