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Originally Posted by Allegiance
This wiki page states "Trees are natural lightning conductors and are known to provide protection against lightning damage to nearby buildings by diverting lightning strikes away from structures. Tall trees with high biomass for the root system provide good lightning protection. An example is the teak tree (Tectona grandis). When planted near a building, its height helps to capture the oncoming lightning leader, and the high biomass of the root system helps in dissipation of the lightning's charge.[14]"
Lightning strike - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I have not seen any other info online that states trees are lightning protection for a home. I wonder if its true. |
Well while the tree may have taken the hit instead of my house it hit the heart of the tree and proceeded through the ground finding what cable and or wires it could therefore took out items in the house.