Maples 60'-80' 5 of them, Would like to know how much it usally cost to trim trees up

[Cut4fun]

Bases and roots

I spent 1.5 hours in a fairly big red maple today; not as tall but with lower limbs largely intact. it had mild-moderate damage from the ice storm 2 years ago. Nowhere near the tip work needed on some in the pics, if I'm seeing right.

'Negative benefit' , we'll have to start calling you Diplomatic Dan.

Timber, post a pic of the trunks, especially if you see any areas with black streaks. I'm seeing a lot of Phytophthora on older maples lately; today's tree had it and woodborers too.


Also please post a pic of the scar tissue growing around those pruning wounds from 9 years ago. If the wounds are closed, maybe these critics will ease up on you.

O and those other tree guys who haven't come by to give a free estimate--maybe they're too busy, or maybe they think you're a price-shopper who doesn't care about quality. :alien:
People get crazy ideas, you never know from where.

Got 6 pits of bases and roots.will put 5 on this one 5 on next post of tops. only found one with black stuff on base. took 2 pits of it.

 

[Cut4fun]

Tree tops and black on 1 base.

2nd pit of black stuff on 1 base and tree tops.

 

[Cut4fun]

Cleaned up 2 smaller maples

Wait, if you had to pay for it, and one doc said $643,359.00, I might be inclinded to ask for a second opinion!

Let's get back on topic.

How're those trees coming along?

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nick

Cleaned up 2 of the smaller maples today myself. Still 5 big ones to go. Glad I didnt get it done yet. We had high winds mixed with ice and snow and brought down more limbs. Posted 10 pits earlier.

 

[treeseer]

OK good, only one trunk shows disease. But all your trees have mower damage; please mulch.

Re scarring around old wounds, if those limbs were cut 9+ years ago, that looks like a poor effort to seal over. Your trees are in poor vigor; test the soil, fertilize and mulch.

Mulch! Is 3 times a charm?

 

[Cut4fun]

black stff info?

OK good, only one trunk shows disease. But all your trees have mower damage; please mulch.

So what is this black stuff on the one tree base? What does it do? How do I keep it from spreading to others? How do I get rid of it on the one it is on?

 

[treeseer]

you'll need to send some very clear closeups for us to try a diagnosis.

Search Phytophthora for some background.

 

[alanarbor]

There's also the possibility that could be sooty mold growing on sapflow from a wound. I see it quite commonly on maple with sapsucker damage. But like guy says, we would need much closer up pictures to hazard a diagnosis. Oh, and like he said.... Mulch!

 

[Cut4fun]

black stuff

There's also the possibility that could be sooty mold growing on sapflow from a wound. I see it quite commonly on maple with sapsucker damage. But like guy says, we would need much closer up pictures to hazard a diagnosis. Oh, and like he said.... Mulch!

There is scars above each black area I found on the one trees trunks area. Here is the best 3 pits I could get of it.

 

[Cut4fun]

Treeseer and Alanabor does the pits help out with the black stuff?