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  1. Basswood

    Beech Leaf Disease

    I injected that tree in the pic with Rainbow! It was done a year ago and is starkly different from the other mature beech along side it, which recent images had it without leaves while the one we injected looked great.
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    Beech Leaf Disease

    Those thinning canopies look pretty classic to BLD. Possibly they are second flush and free of the banding, or maybe that happened the previous year resulting in thinner canopies but less symptomatic leaves. I do believe we have collected samples that were positive for BLd with no banding. But...
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    Any tips for macro infusion uptake?

    most of the 4hr trees took so long I think due to factors other than size. For instance one during a training was a ~24”DBH beech with heavy canopy competition. Meanwhile I’ve had much bigger take around an hour. Unfortunately I don’t think there’s any special formula. I train to always do a...
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    Any tips for macro infusion uptake?

    I’ve had luck with tank water but I do think a deionizer expedites things. We have a company policy of no muriatic acid. I don’t know enough about rain water impurities and I suspect that would be a regional thing. The lack of precipitate makes me think it may not of been the water. We’ve been...
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    Any tips for macro infusion uptake?

    Did you deionize the water or use muriatic acid?
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    New spray rig help

    I’ve seen a lot of good rigs diligently watching Facebook marketplace and the different forestry/equipment sales. A lot of the bigger companies put their rigs out to auction when they are done. Would be worth touching base with those companies that are local to you and asking where the auctions...
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    Treated oak wilt pruning

    Way too much room for error with macro injections alone would stop me from doing this. From applicator error to the tree itself causing inconsistent distribution of product.
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    Placing outrigger from aerial lift on a raised curb for operation.

    We’ve always added some cribbing to any overhang to distribute weight better.
  9. Basswood

    Beech Leaf Disease

    Be careful with the highest rates and phytotoxicity, for us it’s untested. Seeing good results 1.6 Oz per inch of DBH so no need to risk it or use more product right now.
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    Trees and Climate Change

    I’ve thought about the ailanthus/acceptance of invasives as well, as early as today when I saw a large tree of heaven thriving where many would not. Ultimately I think it’s a pretty rash decision as these types of plants don’t play the same ecological role as our native species do. Can animals...
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    RED OAK TREE HELP

    Oaks seem to be pretty herbicide sensitive in my experience. Usually a good indicator species of drift or volatilization.
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    Deciding between soil injectors?

    Rainbows customer service is great for my area. I can’t speak to representatives in other regions but I’ve heard good things. No problems with the HTI but I haven’t put it through very vigorous testing as it’s a training tool for the most part. But I haven’t heard of many. It’s limited on...
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    Deciding between soil injectors?

    Pretty happy with the rainbow HTI for dosed treatments that need to be accurate. I have mine with a gas powered maruyama but works good with some electric backpacks depending on soil type; flow zone typhoon is what I have experience with.
  14. Basswood

    Farmstead Trees

    Black locust I think is associated with a shelf mushroom, particularly old growth ones. I honestly don’t know the mushrooms habit but I do know BL is used for fence posts and ship building because of its rot resistance.
  15. Basswood

    Business Model for Single Operator (PHC Heavy)

    Unfortunately leaving material behind is an extremely rare case around here. Even chips for mulch.
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    Business Model for Single Operator (PHC Heavy)

    I appreciate this! Great idea around pitching to municipalities. Do you find those projects eat up a lot of time that may be conflicting with timing treatments for other clients?
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    Business Model for Single Operator (PHC Heavy)

    I like the idea of a flat bed with compressor mounted a lot! Haven’t thought about the small dump insert as well, great idea.
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    Business Model for Single Operator (PHC Heavy)

    Yeah there’s definitely a large market for PHC in my area, residential and commercial. I just don’t see many companies that it’s their sole focus, it’s always attached with a tree service. Lots of market for tick and mosquito treatments, although I’d like to avoid those and really focus on IPM...
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    Business Model for Single Operator (PHC Heavy)

    How is it going so far for you? Any difficulty with a limited pallet of services like this? One thing I noticed is a lot of tree care companies offer PHC around here but very few do it well.
  20. Basswood

    Tree oddities

    Some oddballs and cool ones. Camperdown elm at Smith College with impressive root flare Ginkgo with odd growth known as “chi-chi” Red Maples in the woods that inarch grafted to each other.

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