suprherosndwch
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Digger pine, gray pine, ghost pine, what ever PC name you give it, does anybody have any experience climbing them. I just picked up a job taking one down, but have never been in the top of one. This one has about 13 leaders, and am wondering if anybody has tried to climb each leader individually, or if you wouldn't't go any higher than where the tree forks. What I am wondering is, on average, and I know it will depend on the tree, are the unions of each leader to the main trunk generally fairly strong. I hardly every see one break out, the tree usually will uproot before a top will break out. Also, is the wood brittle or anything else I should know. It is a pretty strait forward job, and I could do it in three cuts without getting into the top. But I'm thinking that I'll spend a day in the tree trying some different rigging techniques unless somebody thinks getting into each of those leaders is a bad idea. This is a generic pic off of google of a digger, but it is pretty similar to the tree I have to work with. Thanks for any advice.
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