In a slow and terrifying crash, the central tree collapsed under its own weight.
The tree collapsed into a mound of ashes and was gone.
A tree, brushed by his hand, collapsed like an extinguished fountain.
Many huge trees have collapsed under the weight of the snow, further complicating road clearances.
The ground quivered after a tremendous tree collapsed just behind them, and they gripped each other even more tightly, waiting for the end of everything.
Diseased trees can collapse before they die, and the fungi may be the only obvious sign of trouble.
Apparently the most rotted and oldest trees had collapsed first.
Firefighters arrived to try to extinguish the blaze, but the tree collapsed.
Unfortunately this emblematic tree collapsed from aging, the last week of 2004.
The original tree became infested with termites and collapsed on June 12, 2004.