:yourock:After getting consults and bids from the top tree firms, I was somewhat shocked to find that mine was chosen despite being the most expensive. It turns out that every other bid and recommendation was for removal of the trees with a large crane. The HOA board wanted these old giant historic torrey pines saved if humanly possible.
I charged them big bucks about 7 months ago to climb each tree, inspect each cable, and write a full report on each tree with detailed recommendations.
Not sure what you mean here; if it's crossed over, there is no space for the hardware to be visible. But yes, I look to throughbolt branches where they rub other branches and stems above a bad fork, and let the tree cable itself. Seems like the best material...If there is bark in the rubbing spots I try to scrape it off down toward cambium so grafting is more complete.Any of you guys ever rod an old crossover together and have it meld together completely enough to hide the hardware inside?
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