TBeerski
ArboristSite Lurker
Hi all. I have attached 5 pics showing a maple we have on our property. A few quick notes:
1) As you can see in the photos the tree has two trunks.
2) The left side is branched and split at the crotch.
3) A minor split has been there for years...and was successfully held together with two nylon web loading straps.
4) Recently the straps failed and the tree is now wide open at the crotch.
a) Is there anyway to save both split sides (left of left &r right of left in phots) with bolts or cables?
b) If not, can I save the one of the split side (right of left) bolts or cables?
c) In not, can I save the "good branched right trunk" and brace it with whats remaining of the "branched left trunk" of the now cutback back below the split.
Can you tell...I am trying to save something of the tree so as not to lose the skyline value? Yes, I have had too much coffee.
Thanks for reading this far. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
1) As you can see in the photos the tree has two trunks.
2) The left side is branched and split at the crotch.
3) A minor split has been there for years...and was successfully held together with two nylon web loading straps.
4) Recently the straps failed and the tree is now wide open at the crotch.
a) Is there anyway to save both split sides (left of left &r right of left in phots) with bolts or cables?
b) If not, can I save the one of the split side (right of left) bolts or cables?
c) In not, can I save the "good branched right trunk" and brace it with whats remaining of the "branched left trunk" of the now cutback back below the split.
Can you tell...I am trying to save something of the tree so as not to lose the skyline value? Yes, I have had too much coffee.
Thanks for reading this far. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.