JeffL
ArboristSite Guru
This is on a local college campus we do work for. Theres a bit of resentment towards us from the grounds crew at the college, as they feel we are there taking their work.........
This is just good proof why you hire arborists, and not jackasses with man lifts.
We resistographed this American Elm back in late November, the main trunk is nearly entire hollow, and next to high traffic footpaths, the main driveway into campus, and parking areas. We were going to crane it out. We come back in earlier january to do some cabling and pruning on a ton of big Sugar Maples we root pruned and airspaded for soil compaction, and this was apparently the grounds guys solution for the Elm tree.......keep in mind, this tree was the classic American Elm prior to the "pruning", and it still doesnt change the fact its a hollow tree, in a high traffic area......
Our "main" climber was so upset, our crane jobs are so few and far between, he was really looking forward to this tree........haha
This is just good proof why you hire arborists, and not jackasses with man lifts.
We resistographed this American Elm back in late November, the main trunk is nearly entire hollow, and next to high traffic footpaths, the main driveway into campus, and parking areas. We were going to crane it out. We come back in earlier january to do some cabling and pruning on a ton of big Sugar Maples we root pruned and airspaded for soil compaction, and this was apparently the grounds guys solution for the Elm tree.......keep in mind, this tree was the classic American Elm prior to the "pruning", and it still doesnt change the fact its a hollow tree, in a high traffic area......
Our "main" climber was so upset, our crane jobs are so few and far between, he was really looking forward to this tree........haha