Here's a picture of my big pin oak. As you can see it has been topped some time in the past. I'm trying to decide what to do with it. A local service said they will re-top it for $1400 or remove it for $2700, stump included.
It has some dead stuff in the upper center. Just this summer I noticed carpenter ants in a small cavity in the base at ground level. I'm sure they've been around for a while.
IDK what to do. I'm sure trees can have "issues" but still survive for years and years. I almost had the tree guy come in and prune it, but I changed my mind and asked him to wait. He's reputable.
My wife says leave it alone.
I think pruning it now can avoid bigger concerns in the future. But how long away is "The Future"?
Other than that it leafs out nicely in the summer and it puts out lots of acorns.
Thoughts?
It has some dead stuff in the upper center. Just this summer I noticed carpenter ants in a small cavity in the base at ground level. I'm sure they've been around for a while.
IDK what to do. I'm sure trees can have "issues" but still survive for years and years. I almost had the tree guy come in and prune it, but I changed my mind and asked him to wait. He's reputable.
My wife says leave it alone.
I think pruning it now can avoid bigger concerns in the future. But how long away is "The Future"?
Other than that it leafs out nicely in the summer and it puts out lots of acorns.
Thoughts?