Thread: Smart Tree Fights To Stabilize against Root Rot

This customer wants to keep this tree long as possible, wanted to trim to lighten, i said no way!

What would the Good Guys do?

What kind of shape is the support tree in?

whats up in that crack? the volume of holding wood...any idea. look risky. if you know for sure it has root rot has anything been done to mitigate that situation?

Your right on the money KC. Let er be.

Chop er down!

remove

If the decay column is above about 50% the diameter of the trunk diameter, I'd recommend removal, or support if they really like it.
Statistically, trees begin to fail when the decay reaches about two thirds the diameter, add that huge crack, and it's much worse.
As for targets, well, that' looks pretty bad, a sidewalk and street.

i been watching this one for a few years.

Every once in awhile she is concerned and doesn't want it removed, but to do something, and the only tool we know is a saw...

The, tree across the street, poor thing, hardly any grass around it, roots all over, house is cob webby, lawn 3 weeks past due, what their is of it, kinda the house that sticks out on the nice block. Tree is fine, and in no threat of anyone spending any money!!! What i said to her about if it falls, or is trimmed etc. to call, was true, but sarcastic. But essential to consideration of what tree is used to, how it is compromised, and what can later that delicate balance.

The roots on the compression side are massive knot of support. 'Support Tree' doesn't really support, but helps, and limits movement too far in calculatred direction of movement.

The crevice is on the E with S lean, so E violation is not on the loaded N-S axis. The lean of the spar throws N, while the head counters with S to check itself. When i first saw it, N wasn't touching, not as much weight S. i said it shouldn't have been trimmed before and to let it hit the N tree and the sun call the weight S.

That is why i called it a smart tree, it is doing everything it can despite that rot. If the root crown was more covered, there would prolly be more rot, and mechancically less inspectable. At least here we can see what is going on!

Low % of wood loss diameter, and what there is, isn't on loaded axis.

Smart Tree!

This has become my favorite page from a decent $8 buy, been getting some mileage out of; here explaining some common errors, all related to root crown level.

Also, it is not only biologically correct, but more mechancially correct to have the more inspectable area of the root crown versus just trunk.