There was a wind storm two years ago that broke a huge chunk of my tree and left it hanging on. You could probably hang off it and it would not come loose, we tried getting it with ropes but it was wedged in tight between some branches.
Since it was broken pretty high up, surrounded by burdock, and at the back of the lot I just left it.
Today I was helping my wife in the yard clearing the weeds and this time one of the branches pinning it snapped, so I was able to use another branch as a fulcrum and finally took it down.
I’ll cut it up and burn it later — if there’s any good wood I might try carving some.
We also call the widowmakers in California for the same reasons. They were widely planted here for timber and windbreaks in the late 19th century. Because there are no Australian bugs or fungi here, they grow fast, huge, and spread quickly into new areas.
Turns out they also make awful timber.