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I don't think I would want to try palm pruning. Have you noticed how many people are killed spiking up palms and getting mashed by the fronds dropping down over them? Luckily it is not a big problem in ND. One of those jobs that looks easy to get into, just a saddle, spurs and saw, but...

Treevet I agree about Shigo completely. Great guy. Coder I have heard a few times and really enjoyed, but as you say he does not get out a lot at least in my neck of the woods.

Had an opportunity to go to one of Alex's sessions in Portsmouth a few years back. He had a first name basis acquaintance with all the associates of trees, from man through bacteria. And he got along fine with all of them. A real loss to the industry.

Thank you for all the kind words folks. You do realize that I am going to be impossible to live with for a while now. Sylvia made a good point about being the go to person for all landscape issues. The trees, shrubs, grass and flowers are all parts of the natural system. The cultural...

63 is not old!!!!!! Glad to be back. I have been lurking lately, just quiet for once. Hard to believe for those of you who know me, I know.

Do you folks watch the show undercover boss? Just watched it again and the one thing I noticed about all the shows was that the difference between a successful store and just average is always the customer satisfaction. If the customers are happy, they come back. Generally these are in...

Don't get around too often any more, but this thread is really interesting. I started out in "67" (1967 that is) and like tree vet have seen a lot of change. I have learned a lot from this and other sites over the years. The day I quit learning and it isn't fun I will probably quit. I...

Plant Health Care Concepts in Action (Just not in Trees Yet!) PHC is a system that focuses on using all types of methods to help nature keep plants healthy. It looks at ways to short circuit the Disease/Insect/Disorder Triangle and give the plant the advantage. It has often been hard to...

Well, classes start next Monday. If you have signed up, you should have received log in information, or will this week yet. If you do not have any by monday, let me know. For those who haven't signed up yet, there is still about another week or two when classes can be added. See...

Split this 16 penny nail lengthwise in an old elm abuot 15 years ago.

Took a palm tree out of a planter in the office of the Dean of Education at WIU when I worked there as campus arborist. Smoked up the office a little.

Tree cutter, I am pretty sure some of my other students have used the GI Bill. Get hold of [email protected]. and she can tell you for sure. She is the GI person, recently out of the military herself. Many of my students are also with NRCS. Most classes are approved for...

Still time to get on board for next semester. The more the merrier.

He is a remarkable climber. I visited with him in 2003 in Moscow. Uses two lanyards to climb, one with a foot look, the second hooked to the saddle and moves up the tree remarkably fast. Here is a link to the videos on his web site. http://www.udal.ru/video.htm

I'll bet on white oak also.

I guess based on the bark that is still attached in the one photo and the poor compartmentalization in the one end of the log, I could go with Cottonwood also.

As stringy as it split, I am still saying elm, most likely American or Red (Slippery). If you look at the end of a log, does the growth increment look like it has a WWWWW type pattern in the cell growth? Also on the old bark, are there alternate layers of red and tan or light and dark red...

John, so far 0" from this storm in ND. Only about 2" on ground. You folks just are living right.

My first inclination is an elm, just based on form and the way the bark is coming off. A close up of the wood would help confirm it for sure.

Well, it looks like in response to my postings, I will have about 5 more minds to warp next semester. The rest of you folks can look forward to their posts asking you if you think that what they think I think I know is what they should also be thinking or if you all think I am thinking wrong...