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  1. treewill

    Experienced contract climber Portland Oregon

    Hi all, Figured since this forum is here I should go ahead and use it to shamelessly promote myself ;) Since the beginning of the new year things have been a bit slow, and I am keen to work with new people and diversify my list of clients for the coming year. My name is Will, and I'm a...
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    Portland Paradox Walnut Update (major bummer alert)

    Yeah I hear you. I'm not usually surprised to see an old tree struggling in an urban environment, especially around a construction site. What is shocking to me is to see a long-lived tree with a ton of stored energy for defense be killed so quickly. Not many things I can think of that can kill...
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    Portland Paradox Walnut Update (major bummer alert)

    Yup, it is Oyster mushroom. But in my experience (and wikipedia agrees lol) this is a saprophyte which decomposes dead sapwood, as opposed to the very well defended heartwood. These are very different niches, and according to what I can find online, Oyster mushroom is not known to attack...
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    Portland Paradox Walnut Update (major bummer alert)

    This is an interesting question. My first reaction was that this looked like other trees I have seen that have been poisoned with glyphosate. That said, after the developer decided to retain the tree he has a HUGE financial incentive for the tree to live. They even named the development the...
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    Portland Paradox Walnut Update (major bummer alert)

    Correct; that branch was dead. If I had my way I would leave it because I thought it looked cool, but nobody asked me.
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    Portland Paradox Walnut Update (major bummer alert)

    This is strange advice; it's only really helpful to have a sample tested if you know what you're looking for. Unless you have an idea that you're not sharing? Many tree diseases need to be cultured to be positively ID'ed. So the lab can do the culture and then tell you either yes or no, but...
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    Portland Paradox Walnut Update (major bummer alert)

    I agree. Just to reiterate, mechanical damage from construction on this site must have been very minimal. <25% of the root zone and starting >50ft from the trunk. There's no way that explains the massive trunk cankering we're seeing. No way.
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    Portland Paradox Walnut Update (major bummer alert)

    Thousand cankers was first identified on the west coast; we've had it here for a while and lost a lot of trees to it. But this doesn't look like thousand cankers to me. IME thousand cankers always starts in the crown and causes extensive die-back before the trunk becomes cankered. The photos...
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    Portland Paradox Walnut Update (major bummer alert)

    Definitely not root severance or disruption; compaction and disturbance was minimal and happened very far from the trunk. No significant changes to hydrology. Damage from construction debris seems possible, but I reckon it would have to be a lot to cause such immediate and extensive damage...
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    Portland Paradox Walnut Update (major bummer alert)

    1. The crown in June 2015 2. Trunk closeup in June 2015 3. Trunk in January 2018 4. Crown in January 2018 5. Salt in the wound!
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    Portland Paradox Walnut Update (major bummer alert)

    Hey all, As many of you probably remember, back in 2014 there was a large uproar in Portland, Oregon about a massive Juglans hinsii X regia that was slated to be cut down to make way for condos. After an Earth Day protest where a large group of arborists climbed the tree, the developer bowed to...
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    MSR Whisperlite Universal backpacking stove

    These stoves are so great! They run on anything, including diesel, and are a great choice for expeditions to remote areas or very cold weather.
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    215 ft Redwood Top and Drop

    Wow thanks for posting. That one video of the ride taking a big redwood top is intense! We don't get that many videos on treebuzz of members doing big west coast conifer work, so I appreciate your contributions and hope to see more in the future. Cheers!
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    EXPERIENCED HAND FALLERS - PUERTO RICO - STORM WORK

    It never ceases to amaze me how eager some people are to jump all over people offering jobs which don't conform to their expectations of normal pay or working conditions. I hate to break it to you, but these things vary a lot from one region to another and one country to another. And it is up to...
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    tree stuff, its been real....

    I've also been disappointed (though not surprised) at the nose dive treestuff seems to be experiencing under sherrill ownership. I guess there's more money to be made pushing your own brand of gear rather than keeping the extensive selection of gear in stock which TS used to have. The question...
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    Expendable DIY throwbags

    Hey guys, I would just like everyone to consider the impact of adding lead shot to the environment when they decide which throwball to use. Aside from lead-free options from weaver and buckingham, all standard throwballs are filled with lead shot which can poison and kill wildlife. And many...
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    Misc Gear For Sale

    I'll take the radius ring if it's still available.
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    Info on Eco-tree top Tourism.

    Several outfits in the PNW provide guide services for tree climbing and/or host public tree access events: Pacific Tree Climbing Institute (http://www.pacifictreeclimbing.com/) is run by some great arborists and tree climbers out of Eugene, OR, Tree Climbing Planet...
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    Yale Scandere

    I'll second what Pfanner man said: it works brilliantly with the rope runner. Way better than anything else I've tried. That said, my scandere does seem to be getting flat after a week of use so I'm not sure how well it will wear over time. I prefer the rope wrench for almost all my climbs...
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    Redwoods near Portland Oregon?

    Plenty of planted coast redwoods and sequoias, but Evo is correct that their native range reaches its northern edge quite a bit south of Portland. Hoyt is definitely worth a visit, as is the Portland Audubon Society which has a grove of old-growth doug firs just a short distance from downtown...

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