Record American Elm

[Groundman One]

We did an elm here in town that was a good five-feet across about three-weeks ago. People were complaining that the town was taking it down but it was 100% dead. Lots of the wood got taken by our saw mill buddy, saved us from having to haul it off. Me and my climber got several cords of firewood as well.

But never, in the twelve-years I've been with this company, have I see that much shnoot (our word for bark, rakings, assorted crap) come off of one tree. Just amazing.

The chick (very cute, by the way) across the street from the tree came out and took pics and burned them onto a CD for my climber. I think she was in love with him. I'll post some if I can get the CD from him.

 

[ROOTSXROCKS]

No I did not I have a hard time with reading. That's so sad I hope a plane crashed into their house then they would rather have a tree fall on it. So messed up, Elms like that should be straight up illegal to remove.

I agree, we protect all sorts of endangered species of animals. I am surprised that Ulmus americana) is not on any protected list
http://plants.usda.gov/java/threat?...efed=all&sort=sciname&submit.x=47&submit.y=10

Symbol Scientific Name Common Name Federal Protected Status† State Protected Status†
ULCR Ulmus crassifolia Nutt. cedar elm TN (SC)
ULRU Ulmus rubra Muhl. slippery elm ME (PX), RI (SC)
ULSE Ulmus serotina Sarg. September elm KY (SC)
ULTH Ulmus thomasii Sarg. rock

 

[PinkFloydEffect]

We did an elm here in town that was a good five-feet across about three-weeks ago. People were complaining that the town was taking it down but it was 100% dead. Lots of the wood got taken by our saw mill buddy, saved us from having to haul it off. Me and my climber got several cords of firewood as well.

But never, in the twelve-years I've been with this company, have I see that much shnoot (our word for bark, rakings, assorted crap) come off of one tree. Just amazing.

The chick (very cute, by the way) across the street from the tree came out and took pics and burned them onto a CD for my climber. I think she was in love with him. I'll post some if I can get the CD from him.

Trees, cute girls, can this job get any better without drinking on the job? JK

I agree, we protect all sorts of endangered species of animals. I am surprised that Ulmus americana) is not on any protected list
http://plants.usda.gov/java/threat?...efed=all&sort=sciname&submit.x=47&submit.y=10

Thankyou

 

[Groundman One]

Trees, cute girls, can this job get any better without drinking on the job? JK



Thankyou

Yeah, the cute girl could have been more interested in the handsome groundman than in the stupid climber.

 

[NCTREE]

I agree, we protect all sorts of endangered species of animals. I am surprised that Ulmus americana) is not on any protected list
http://plants.usda.gov/java/threat?...efed=all&sort=sciname&submit.x=47&submit.y=10

I don't think Pa has a very good system for recording and identifying endangered species. Why Elm isn't on the list IDK, maybe I will have to get in touch with the state forest department.

That elm I guarantee was under 125yrs old, and could of lived for another 100 to 150 years. I think it had excellent conditions to survive.

 

[pdqdl]

Nothing beats climbing up and dropping a tape measure.

I always wondered how that could be considered accurate. How many trees actually have a straight line drop available from the highest point down to the ground?

Any deviation from exactly straight adds height to the final figure that isn't any real part of the tree.

 

[pdqdl]

I agree, we protect all sorts of endangered species of animals. I am surprised that Ulmus americana) is not on any protected list...

They are still pretty common here in Kansas City. The huge, spectacular, "street lining" rows have been wiped out though.

 

[PinkFloydEffect]

This is all my unused B-roll of Herbie for the 2012 documentary "The War On Dutch Elm Disease"

[video=youtube;SHGbyCJrV7k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHGbyCJrV7k[/video]

 

[Adkpk]

Nice work Floyd. Whitney tree service, seemed to be a hell of a job.

 

[PinkFloydEffect]

Nice work Floyd. Whitney tree service, seemed to be a hell of a job.

Thank you, yeah a $20,000 job. I'm not a fan of Whitney they are not very nice people.