Agreed, all the ropes and lanyards together is not good, personally my climbline is 12-18" lower than my lanyard. For me foot position on the spar is where the stability comes from adding more gear to the set up just adds complications and time, but if thats what you need do what you need. In...
@Tom Dunlap, figured I would ask this question in the open in case someone else was curious. Why are the times that show when someone posts a response not accurate? For example a post I made last light shows a time of 2 something am. May give the wrong impression of someone making posts at crazy...
Before I can form an opinion on this specific case I would need more info. Why specifically allowwing the tree to get bigger was not an opition and why removal wasnt an option.
Sometimes if the mood catches me I will respond with" what shape would you like me to make it". Got a company out here that has "god makes em we shape em" on the side of their trucks. Total hacks.
Indiscriminate in my mind is shaping. Where you draw a line and cut with no regards for laterals or proper reduction standards as in shearing a hedge. Shaping, not a term I would use discussing tree pruning. At disneyland they shape trees like Mickey mouse, stars, balls etc.
Furthermore, my comments on bonsai were in response to the op referring to bonsai as some kind of pruning style. I was giving a defination of bonsai not making an equivalency to crown reduction.
Actually I was doing the opposite, bonsai and crown reduction are not the same, that was the point. FYI, your keyboard insults do not reflect well on your opinion, please try and refrain.
I need no clarifaction on what bonsai is. Your response here has nothing to do with bonsai. You are describing crown reduction not bonsai 2 different subjects, does that make sense?
I am always baffled by the idea that bonsai is some kind of pruning style for normal trees. Bonsai is a plant in a container that is meant to limit it size by limiting its root area. Pruning on bonsai is to create the look of a full size tree in nature. There are many styles within the art of...
Shortening branches or reduction can drastically effect a tree which should be done with thought and consideration. Unthoughtful tree work abounds everywhere, its called hacking.
I dont like the term "shaping" which to me indicates indiscriminate rounding over to create an image of how a tree should look in someones mind. This is a term I would use in shearing hedges or bushes. I dont recall "shaping" as a pruning term in ISA standards. Crown reduction and end weight...