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  1. Mark De La Cruz

    The Shultz Effect

    Yes sir, I have not been able to access the video file all afternoon!!!! Just now I was able to log on. give it another try on your end.
  2. Mark De La Cruz

    Evaluation of current rigging and dismantling practices used in arboriculture

    I love sharing great information, and I am always looking to learn and grow my skill set. There really is great information out there but, sometimes it takes effort and persistence to find. Thats what makes Tree Buzz so awesome. Together we have many, many years of knowledge and experience. I'm...
  3. Mark De La Cruz

    Wise Critter Gives Climbing Advice

    Looky........Looky.......... I was making my way out on a branch and caught this little guy watching me as I advanced out on the limb within just feet of him. He was sitting there with his brother........or sister. His advice to me was don't throw your lanyard up around my branch that I'm on...
  4. Mark De La Cruz

    Evaluation of current rigging and dismantling practices used in arboriculture

    Here's a great resource concerning working with angels and understanding force vectors in the tree. http://vtio.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Working-the-Angles-i.pdf
  5. Mark De La Cruz

    Pricing

    Here's a link for somethings that need to be considered when pricing a job. file:///C:/Users/MIS/Downloads/p0118-0120.pdf Biding any job is always a learning experiences and it takes time to learn how many factors can influence the cost. There are many business resources out there that will...
  6. Mark De La Cruz

    Evaluation of current rigging and dismantling practices used in arboriculture

    Yes, I read this it's been around for awhile. There is a lot of information there. There are many other great downloadable PDF on the web. There's also a good PDF on force vectoring and setting up rigging points so as to compress the forces and distribute the load. I'll look for them on my...
  7. Mark De La Cruz

    Sterling rope rod

    I made one when I first started SRT. I made it by taping and shrink wrapping a HRC Prusi cord. I did not know that Sterling had a wrench tether.
  8. Mark De La Cruz

    Laurel Oak Secreting Honeydew

    Well I have ID the honeydew dripping pest. They are called Acorn Pip Galls and they come from Wasp. The wasp tricks the tree into producing honeydew to protect its larva that the Gall secretes! Ants and other Wasp love the sweet honeydew and therefor protect the larva. I was able to make the...
  9. Mark De La Cruz

    Laurel Oak Secreting Honeydew

    No, I am not lic. to treat with pesticides. This tree is my neighbors and it covers my driveway but, my tree also has the same issue. Both of these are Grand Laurel Oaks and they cover over 90' of circumference. I am just a amateur arborist. I worked 10 years as a inspector for the City Of...
  10. Mark De La Cruz

    Laurel Oak Secreting Honeydew

    Yep, viewing things from a microscope definitely changes they way we view things!
  11. Mark De La Cruz

    Laurel Oak Secreting Honeydew

    I wanted to post some microscopic views of the sap dripping thing! I thought that these pics showed eyes but, It could be Acorns that the insect has latched onto. It looks like it could be Gall but, the honeydew is not mentioned with Gall.
  12. Mark De La Cruz

    Laurel Oak Secreting Honeydew

    Thanks for the leads. I enjoyed the learning experience.
  13. Mark De La Cruz

    Laurel Oak Secreting Honeydew

    Well I am not able to identify the Scale "if it is a scale". I have searched many papers on them but to no confirmed type. I even went to http://www.idtools.org/id/scales/index.php which is a data search base with pics. Here is what I do know. They are everywhere in the tree canopy and they are...
  14. Mark De La Cruz

    Laurel Oak Secreting Honeydew

    Thank you for the tip. I have read up on the Kermes Scale and Florida does have them in our Oaks. I can't find any of them in picture IDs or, any of the literature I have read that states they are ever the color green. One of the pics I download had some of the colors that correspond with this...
  15. Mark De La Cruz

    Laurel Oak Secreting Honeydew

    Cars that park under this tree have many spots of honeydew all over them. The Grand Laurel Oak shades the drive way and street in front of the residence. This is the fourth year during the spring/summer that this has been a issue. I climb up into to the canopy for a visual inspection expecting...
  16. Mark De La Cruz

    Is fireblight treatable? (once heavily established)

    Here's a PDF from the University of CA on management practices for the infection. When a tree is infected heavily the tree will not fair well.
  17. Mark De La Cruz

    Tell me something stupid you did!

    Yep........... I was retrieving my lanyard from a crotch that was about 6 ft away horizontally and about 8 to 10 ft higher than my head. I thought before I started to pull it back.............. is that crotch just a little bit to tight to pull it through? Naaaaa!!! I can get it!!! Lock kaaaaa...
  18. Mark De La Cruz

    Chest harness or saddle suspenders

    I think you will like it. Climb Safe
  19. Mark De La Cruz

    Chest harness or saddle suspenders

    When I first started climbing SRT I used a neck tether. I did not like it so, then I went with using my lanyard but, found out that while using it to hold me in a position I could not use it to tend my SRT hitch. Then I took a husky tool bag shoulder strap and that worked great for my climbing...
  20. Mark De La Cruz

    Recommendation of lanyard snaps

    The thought that comes to mind for me is the length of this type of biner. When I’m use my lanyard to choke down on a small branch for position I like a regulars length biner. We all have slightly different opinions what works for us, that fits our climbing style. Some times it’s just the way...

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