" Really, I hate the ignorance of some homeowners."
And I'm not really wild about the lack of thoughtfulness shown by some treecudders
, but "hate" is too strong a word.
Tex asked for professional assessment, and fair warning from the town. husky, why do you say he's crying and whining? I agree with you that removal is the only abatement step for a tree with that much rot, but for other trees, other abatement is possible, right? Give trees mitigation, before you give trees death:
Armed with basic knowledge and their own experience and common sense, arborists can adapt the owner’s mindset on acceptable levels of risk and deliver a tree care program that mitigates risk while increasing the tree resource. In essence, Tree Risk Management and Plant Health Care are really the same thing. Monitoring and diagnosis take vigilance. Responding to tree health and safety issues requires action. It takes bravery for arborists and tree owners to accept that tree risk can't be managed by removal alone.
The words of Patrick Henry again apply to tree care: “We are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of Nature has placed in our power... the battle, sir, is not to the strong alone. It is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.” It's not tree-hugging; it's Patriotism.
Saving trees; it's the American Way!