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  1. guymayor

    Elm Prognosis?

    Yes remove included bark so the regrowth can occlude. Same concept in forks and SGR's. Ask M Frankhauser, your neighbor; he has done it with pyrus. See Case #1 here http://www.historictreecare.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Response-Growth-after-Pruning-Compartmentalization-Rules.pdf
  2. guymayor

    Elm Prognosis?

    Pic 1099 shows an upper root cut, and a parallel root still intact underneath? Seeing that, it does not seem to threaten the sapstream in that vertical segment of the tree. But is there another cut maybe 4" out? That's the one I was reacting most to; it could be a vision issue on my...
  3. guymayor

    Elm Prognosis?

    btw Part 8 is being revised soon--5 years flew by!--so if anyone has input on how to improve it and avoid this kind of confusion, please share your thoughts! "Girdling roots should be exposed before pruning cuts are planned or made. (Girdling roots that provide more benefit than damage should...
  4. guymayor

    Elm Prognosis?

    You should have listened to Sean, or believed the standard I posted about exposing before cutting. That last pic show a LOT of support gone, and nothing gained in terms of relief from compression. You should have listened to your own better angels! DIY is fine but not in a panic! And yes I...
  5. guymayor

    Tree Planted too deep.

    Pics???? Here is the US standard info on this; more reliable than edjerkated guessing from the U. Tree Inspection Procedures, from ANSI A300 Part 8 Arborists consider potential tree benefits, applicable tree care techniques, and the owner’s intended use of the site. Arborists establish the...
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    Elm Prognosis?

    I'm embarrassed that a BCMA would not look at the flare. I was unsuccessful in getting RCX defined as Examination instead of Excavation. Which is grammatically incoherent, but it helps sell an established profit center. The corporate boys won that one, too. Lack of coherence helps...
  7. guymayor

    Pollarding time

    Only the owner knows the reasons for doing the work. Midsummer pruning results in less forceful sprouting, in my limited experience.
  8. guymayor

    Pollarding time

    I meant, what is the goal for the trees and the site in the long term. Once you know that, you--the arborist--can establish the work objective.
  9. guymayor

    Critical root zone and percentages

    a broadly accurate guide or principle, based on experience or practice rather than theory. Trouble is, most rules of dumb that are foisted upon us are based on theory more than experience or practice.
  10. guymayor

    Free webinar with 1.0 CEU on Arboricultural Biomechanics

    The extra 80 CEU's did no harm for sure, but no one's ever asked me either. Maybe if I told them my CEU CV they might be impressed, but demonstrating that knowledge was actually retained in a trnsmittable manner would be more relevant. Yes, who knows you helps, but if someone knows that you...
  11. guymayor

    Free webinar with 1.0 CEU on Arboricultural Biomechanics

    And posters are a great medium to start with.
  12. guymayor

    Free webinar with 1.0 CEU on Arboricultural Biomechanics

    Not sure what Richard's suggesting but that would indeed be good stuff to have on the website. I'm reviewing all the talks I heard in Columbus and posting them on my website is a great idea! re publications, I was thinking TCI and yes ISA chapters, other trade pubs, LinkedIn, newspapers..
  13. guymayor

    Would You Remove The Smaller Trees?

    When you find the flare, you'll have a better idea how the trunks are related. Based on our current level of ignorance, I'm with the other party; manage the grove as a unit by reducing the smaller trees aka trunks. Shagbarks grow too slow to wait for potential growth to fill in a gap, if it...
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    Free webinar with 1.0 CEU on Arboricultural Biomechanics

    Phew that would be a lot of bookkeeping, but not a bad idea. As far as presenting goes, publications speak loudly. You 3 know enough to share your work publicly, instead of just sharing your possible absorption of someone else's work. Does anyone have a review of the webinar in question? I...
  15. guymayor

    Pollarding time

    Right after leaf fall is the worst time as far as decay spread goes, but your cuts will be so small that may not be a big factor. If the objective is size control and shaping, late summer is good; I saw planetrees in Paris getting pruned in August. What is the owner's goal?
  16. guymayor

    Would You Remove The Smaller Trees?

    Looks like they are all hickories, maybe from the same stump. What is the objective?
  17. guymayor

    Tree to cut down

    That's one way to do it. But why postpone stating clearly the mitigation options? How can the client decide how to manage the tree, if we don't specify the potential actions to manage the tree? I often failed to communicate the germane points without communicating specifications, and...
  18. guymayor

    Tree to cut down

    Notes are good, if the note-taker knows what they mean, and how to use them. Specs are needed for that. See ANSI A300.
  19. guymayor

    Tree to cut down

    As a homeowner I've gotten a lot of verbal summaries, most of which went in one ear and out the other, or, worse, did a few loop-de-loops on the way.
  20. guymayor

    Tree to cut down

    Good plan. In most cases, a report needs clear specifications to be useful. Vague 'recommendations' are often misleading. Offering a summary is a good low-priced option. I like to shoot video and Air Drop it to them (with disclaimers), sometimes with pics illustrated. Red marks show cut...

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