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  1. Redtree

    nature vs civilization

    severe reduction application due to significant decay. Retained because of significant wound wood and reduction pruning. Biggest cuts 5",5",7". Many small cuts and medium cuts too. Sun will hit inner crown and next reduction might do what mine did. I cut above some and below some of the cuts...
  2. Redtree

    Free CEU’s 1/07/16 @ Noon: 'Urban Forestry Today' Webcast

    Dang I missed it. How was it? What points stood out from the ideas arborists are more commonly aware of? Any brilliant ideas or mostly exposing the problem? Which of course is great too Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  3. Redtree

    How do we guild our craft?

    I think 95 percent of risk trees that show vigour are retainable through mitigation. Who's to blame for removing retainable trees? The educators lack of teaching preservation? Or the clients lack of awareness? Or the lack of by laws and enforcement? Or the lack of an owner showing the...
  4. Redtree

    How do we guild our craft?

    Sherwood7 Just realized I missed the point while pointing out other things a guild could address. Yes sherwood7, removal technique could be a part and safety. But I think we have mostly enough of that already. The point is that we don't have enough ways to 'work around' removal requests. Sent...
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    How do we guild our craft?

    Guy I think I got this Sherwood7, good question. First, I said something earlier and forgot a detail. Now I look ignorant. Regarding removals, raising, deadwooding, line clearing. I said this is not tree care and yet I practice it half the time, as people/client care. This doesn't benefit...
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    How do we guild our craft?

    I haven't read all the posts yet but thought this might create insight or perspective. I agree frashdog and also feel there is a gap here. Like we could be better informed. Better united, but without a union. A few organizations exist here, but I don't think they fit what you describe. I...
  7. Redtree

    Man vs. Earth

    Well, that video is more convincing than the last I suppose. Now I'm not convinced of anything. I'm almost wondering now if I'm on the fence. As a denier of warming or a believer, I guess so. But I'm not sitting on the fence if we debate whether or not we need to change. And change is imminent...
  8. Redtree

    Man vs. Earth

    Merry Christmas, with a politically correct, lit up tree. This is an French Lilac. Then I had to rig reduction cut offs from a Norway Maple, to balance out the right side. I wanted to shine some light on our alien invasives problem. THE ONLY THING MORE INVASIVE THAN THESE EUROPEANS IS US...
  9. Redtree

    topping trees

    Here's a reduction cut I made on a tree the other day. Just one cut for this prescription. First, here is what happens to a few Firs in the same stand, that are not reduced. . Here is the Fir on the right, now looking similar to the taper of the cedar beside it. Here is the piece...
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    Man vs. Earth

    I did like this write up. It gives great perspective to where people sit on this issue. And I believe most of those titles of citizens are out there in great numbers. So let's say there is no proof of global warming or climate change. Does this mean we should carry on with business as...
  11. Redtree

    nature vs civilization

    Thought I'd try revive this thread with a new issue that really needs attention. Or an old issue that we thought we fixed already. I was on a site the other day. A so called 'linear park'. There's the first fault. So we are trying to use 'urban forestry' practices to create a park setting...
  12. Redtree

    Root pruning...

    Guy, thanks. It may be useful root pruning here, for the sake of turf and weeping tiles. But yes urban forestry practices still look more like 'park management' or 'cleanup' to me. I'm really frustrated with the lack of foresight on a particular job I'm on regarding the so called 'best...
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    topping trees

    Great questions and points Guy. On one hand heavy reduction or topping is mostly applied for people's needs, not for tree health objectives. 'My satellite dish', 'my view', 'my roof', my pool', 'my high powered hydro lines'. On the other hand, heavy reduction may look excessive. It may...
  14. Redtree

    Man vs. Earth

    Ok got two minutes in, but here goes nothing. Get your engines running, turn the heat up. Fly to the other side of the earth and back because next time you'll be skating. Keep on rocking in the free world. Got fuel to burn, got loads to drive. Go out and start your car. Let it idle all night...
  15. Redtree

    topping trees

    Disclaimer: Please skip this if you don't like long posts Ok this is how I see it. Currently, in our small field, common sense wins. Actually, I recall reading or writing 'the science needs to catch up to the common sense', in the context of arboriculture, especially with reduction. Maybe We...
  16. Redtree

    Man vs. Earth

    Very good points, Treetopflyer. And DSMc, thanks from me too for sharing your great perspective, your action to actually apply it to your own way of life, and your references. I think a lot of this is not time wasted. But I think we need to follow DSMc in being more self sufficient, more...
  17. Redtree

    Man vs. Earth

    Damn. I keep thinking about how quickly this world is changing. And how my understanding of it is quickly changing as well. Again I hesitate to 'like' your post, Treetopflyer, but it's true. It is a really good point, but a reality that i don't like. There is tons to be said about these...
  18. Redtree

    topping trees

    Common sense concepts can be backed by science, no? The two can go hand and hand. I don't really see them on two ends of one scale. Sort of like art and religion. Although, I learn more from practitioners that are science guys than science guys who are practitioners. That's why we need both...
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    topping trees

    Exactly Guy. The details are so important. Like was stated earlier too about the shoulds and shalls. (Treehumper). Removing lower branches to main stems is rarely necessary, especially when that would require a cut over 2-3 inches. Also this shortening of the limbs in the upper, outer canopy...
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    Man vs. Earth

    Or does Brand suspect that we will continue to demand power, for at least a while, so we better tweak it in the right way, not the wrong way. Interesting, he mentions how we have gone back and forth on the water vs nuclear power generation issue. I thought nothing could be better than the...

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