Oldtoolsnewproblems
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Doing my dad a favor this weekend and removing some dead branches from the huge beech in his front yard. It's maybe 5-6' DBH and good and healthy, but we can see 10 ish completely dead branches, a few of which are over his sitting area, so I offered to go up and get them down. He plans to have a pro come out this winter and go over the tree more critically, but this will ease his mind for the summer. Removing the dead branches is straight forward, but there is one spot I don't know if I should address or save for the pros.
About 30ft up there are two small/medium sized branches rubbing really badly, eating into each other etc. Is it better to take them out ASAP, only remove the lower of the pair, or just ignore until the dormant season comes around and let the pro fix it?
Honestly I spent my whole childhood wanting to climb this tree. Now that I have an excuse and proper gear, I'm very excited to get into it, even if I don't do all the work I said I would haha! I'll post some photos when I have a chance to get them
About 30ft up there are two small/medium sized branches rubbing really badly, eating into each other etc. Is it better to take them out ASAP, only remove the lower of the pair, or just ignore until the dormant season comes around and let the pro fix it?
Honestly I spent my whole childhood wanting to climb this tree. Now that I have an excuse and proper gear, I'm very excited to get into it, even if I don't do all the work I said I would haha! I'll post some photos when I have a chance to get them