Gopher
ArboristSite Operative
This is a 45" dbh bur oak near Green Lake, Wisconsin. As you can see, it has an old wound, followed by two new cracks after we experienced 75 mph winds in September. The client said, "It's got to be older than the hills, and I don't want it to go down during my watch!"
The tree is about 50 feet tall, with an average crown spread of about 90 feet. (Sorry, I lost the two pictures of the entire tree - I need a new camera.)
A number of questions for all of you:
1. Is it worth mitigating? I like to save trees when possible, but...
2. It is at the back edge of the property; will the cost be prohitive?
3. Since the limbs are so close to the ground, if the tree gradually cracked apart, wouldn't it stay alive in a different form?
4. If cabled, how many places?
It is a unique tree, with no targets should it fail; therefore, there is room for error.
Thank you in advance for your input.
The tree is about 50 feet tall, with an average crown spread of about 90 feet. (Sorry, I lost the two pictures of the entire tree - I need a new camera.)
A number of questions for all of you:
1. Is it worth mitigating? I like to save trees when possible, but...
2. It is at the back edge of the property; will the cost be prohitive?
3. Since the limbs are so close to the ground, if the tree gradually cracked apart, wouldn't it stay alive in a different form?
4. If cabled, how many places?
It is a unique tree, with no targets should it fail; therefore, there is room for error.
Thank you in advance for your input.