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Copy that; way too much regulation. I'd love to have some regulator come by and tell me to get out of a tree until another climber came in. S/he'd better wear a hard hat. Solo pruning is usually no problem; solo heavy work is not so smart. I've worn myself out climbing down to untie knots...

oh yeah, I forgot. I'd need a gun to my head before moving back to tampa full time. then again in NY I'd get cabin fever by january. It's easy to get spoiled when you live in the lovely latitudes of NC; the perfect compromise.

I really like their page on Preventing Storm Damage. Who would want to move from FL to NY?

These are adventitious roots, formed in response to the burying. If they are really small in comparison, and the original roots are sufficient to support the tree, I would follow Elmore's advice an replant the trees, flare to grade. The nursery must be betting on the development of...

hey trzz, that's not a rhetorical question but one that easily deserves an answer. I rarely use sealant, certainly <1% of wounds. The ones that get sealed are the ones with the highest probability of major decay. When you know from long experience that certain wounds are likely to shorten...

MB I dunno why you hate them tips; I luvz em. Nothin more frustratin than pullin yer saw out of a cut; waste of time reguiding it. I go back and forth between the corona and the zubat. how is the sugoi different, Paul?

Derek, thanks for the great pictures. I have a bench by my pond that's constructed like yours, and I use hollow logs as planters here too--a $uper re-use of trash. In your pix we can see a line demarcating decaying wood from sound wood. All the hollowing visible in your pix seems to have...

Maybe those injuries are lumped in with leg, since they would be near the 3rd leg... Foot injuries are lowest? That's the only kind I got; nicked a tootsie when cutting wood at homefor the fireplace with a 32" bar. In sandals.:rolleyes: Lucky I'm still walking; alcohol was involved...

If chopped they don't mat and block O2 exchange so much.:eek: The older the better.;) Yes copying nature is key; out there is natural fertilizer from animals, so broadcasting fert can be good. Out there are beneficial associates above its rootzones, not commercial turf. In nature...

She ain't that selective, KC. If one goes, then the other will be gone too. Don't see the connection with timber harvest.

mos tfolks may say leave #2 only; it doesn' t have that big side branch to deal with. I still say I'd leave them both, and train them away from each other. I'd rather have 2 trunks but that's just me.

Mb and John, I think humans can stop fouling their own nest. Most of the time I think they will; the possibilities are even greater than the perils. MD does your state have an urban forest council? i've been on ours, and am running again to serve. Their misson is to promote the value of...

He does seem to be feelin the pain, but mainly thinking about the future... "Hmmm, now how much time and toil will it take to sprout back up to 350' again? :confused: And will these idiot humans :Monkey: keep our planet alive long enough for me to do it?:blob4:

I'd leave the 2 big ones to mature as a 2-trunked specimen; the option of leaving only the best one is equally good. You can dig up the others if there is a place for them to grow; if you need to pot them you van shorten the tap root to encourage branching.

That article is a little different. A Tale of Two Cities is a familiar title, so it's not surprising that it's been adapted before. I submitted a variation to unnamed orgs before but it didn't get published. Inadequate documentation that the treatment helped the first tree. My reply was...

Maybe, if someone "borrowed" it from me..It's been in newspapers and newsletters, not in a mag.

That guy must know that most ins cos will pay up to $500/tree, and many will pay that toward removal no matter how trivial the damage is. If the tree has any value at all to your aunt, see below: A TALE OF TWO OAK TREES Lightning struck twice in Wake County, NC last year, and two big...

Why do you say that? Cabling works.

Mike, this is about the 38th time you've called me a topper, with no basis. Not all issues can be reduced to a dichotomy; ya gotta think a little sometimes. You can either put up the pink boards again and defend your anti-crown reduction position, or or lob more sarcastic hand grenades...

Isn't that Hypoxylon, Mike? Great article--it's encouraging that the guy is invited to present at the task force's meetings. It pays to go aboveground; that worked for those heading back damaged trees, and it may also work for the NEWTS.