It's possible. He is a friend of trees just like me. :) He's just super concerned about his long term investment. I personally probly wouldn't be as worried about it. But it is a legitimate enough concern I suppose haha.
Haha, I took no offense. Just made me chuckle. :) And I guess the question of how much it can support is what has me a little psyched out about it you know? It's just so tall and skinny in spots. But yeah taking it small and slow was my best solution. I've just not yet dealt with a tree that...
Big, tall, Red Oak a friend of mine wants me to remove. Probly 20 ish more feet of trunk not pictured below. It's got a decent bit of weight over his cabin and he wants it gone. No crane access. Nothing really reasonably close to rig out of either. It's a lot taller and skinnier especially up to...
In which case wouldn't it be just as easy then for bad arbos that know how to take a test to do and continue the same? Just asking a question by that, please don't think I'm being a smarta$&.
The desire to stay small maybe? And put the cert/ceu money into good safe equipment more often? Or take that ceu money and use it for a nice lil weekend getaway more often? As I said above. Licensing, insurance, knowledge and care of a trade should be a must. I'm just not sure at this point if...
What about people out there who take time to learn about trees and proper practices who are not certified? There absolutely have to be good Arborists out there who do not have a paper that says they are. And don't really care to. Or don't really care to pay every year just be stamped as an...