Farmers are faced with the dilemma of what to do with the fallen trees

THE havoc caused to some of the country’s forests during last month’s Lá na Gaoithe is only now being fully assessed.

Thousands of trees in State and private plantations and on farms were uprooted or damaged as the fierce wind raged across Ireland on February 12.

The storm knocked majestic trees like the 200-year-old Grey Popular in the grounds of Birr Castle in Co Offaly.