fallen tree
Horizontal forest casualty
A fallen tree is a tree that has toppled over, whether from wind, disease, age, or cutting.
The phrase typically refers to trees lying where they fell rather than harvested lumber: A fallen tree blocked the trail.
In ecology, fallen trees provide habitat for insects, fungi, and small animals as they decompose.
- logSectioned tree trunk
- sawing logsSlang for snoring
- deadfallTrap using falling weight
- trunkMain stem or storage
- timberWood for construction
root ball · decay · wood rot · moss · fungi · forest floor · rotting · forest · woodland · bark · branches · obstacle · decomposing · nurse log · wildlife habitat · stump · windfall · uprooted
- tree removalchainsaw, felling, stump removal, wood chipper, arborist
- blockagesblockage, dam, clog, congestion, drain clog
- trail hazardsrocks, boulders, ruts, mud, loose gravel
- deadwooddeadwood, snag, deadfall, stump, log
- river hazardsflooding, rapids, whirlpool, rocks, current
- water crossingsford, footbridge, rope bridge, stepping stones, pontoon