sac-climber
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Not sure how I want to approach the following situation and would appreciate your feedback.
Multi trunk Chinese Pistache, 16" avg. DBH with 5 trunks. Tree is in an apartment complex between a fence and sidewalk. Originally called out because of a broken limb but upon inspection the tree has a moderate case of bacterial flux and most concerning is a relatively large girdling root. Honestly though, I'm not that concerned.
I think the tree could benefit from a nice prune job and adjustment to the surrounding irrigation. The HOA is entertaining the idea of removal. This tree provides great shade for one of the building and I think it would be a shame to remove.
What say you?
![image.jpg image.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/38/38686-ce06ac2b7559eb248b79dbca5b8892f0.jpg)
Looks like someone tried to do pull ups on it to me...there is no logical reason this branch should have failed.
Multi trunk Chinese Pistache, 16" avg. DBH with 5 trunks. Tree is in an apartment complex between a fence and sidewalk. Originally called out because of a broken limb but upon inspection the tree has a moderate case of bacterial flux and most concerning is a relatively large girdling root. Honestly though, I'm not that concerned.
I think the tree could benefit from a nice prune job and adjustment to the surrounding irrigation. The HOA is entertaining the idea of removal. This tree provides great shade for one of the building and I think it would be a shame to remove.
What say you?
![image.jpg image.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/38/38686-ce06ac2b7559eb248b79dbca5b8892f0.jpg)
![image.jpg image.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/38/38687-c1bca5c1a622b1fb5636e88b9b217c25.jpg)
![image.jpg image.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/38/38688-063aa3ba9403eb99e9aeff551ba7a0cf.jpg)