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  1. beastmaster

    Leaving on the branches

    Even dead or dieing trees particularly recently dead trees (conifers) have a great deal of stress from storms and high winds, a climbers weight in comparison I would think is no where close. But as you limb your changing a lot of the dynamics, especially as the weight division is changed. Once...
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    Leaving on the branches

    I agree they seem to cancel one another out. But on a tall dead conifer ( with no obvious defects) that doesn't have the elasticity of a green tree. After removing 3/4 of the branches, the tree is going to be experiencing stress in different places and levels. You can feel it swaying oddly just...
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    Harassment?!? - what would you do?

    Best thing always is communication. Next time you spot him around flag him down and politely ask if you can help him with something. See what he says and how he acts. You can always kick his ass later if that don't work.
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    Leaving on the branches

    I know leaving some branches on a spar will have a damping effect on it. I also know on some conifers the branches can have as much weight as the piece their on. My question is where does the benefit of a damping effect out weights the potential of stress related failure especially in a dead...
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    Double sling pick.

    The postings on this site our my own and do not necessarily reflect the veiws of phillips and jorden, incorporated.
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    Straight threw cut.

    The postings on this site our my own and do not necessarily reflect the veiws of phillips and jorden, incorporated.
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    Iet her run.

    The postings on this site our my own and do not necessarily reflect the veiws of phillips and jorden, incorporated.
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    Pull test before climbing.

    The postings on this site our my own and do not necessarily reflect the veiws of phillips and jorden, incorporated.
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    Simple but effective.

    The postings on this site our my own and do not necessarily reflect the veiws of phillips and jorden, incorporated.
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    Cryptoporus volvatus in pondorosa pines

    The postings on this site our my own and do not necessarily reflect the veiws of phillips and jorden, incorporated.
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    Cryptoporus volvatus in pondorosa pines

    Grosmannia clavigera is the fungus that lives in a symbiotic relationship with some species of beetle. Often doing more damage then the borer.
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    Cryptoporus volvatus in pondorosa pines

    Im not sure the fungus the beetles carry on their head and causes the blue stain and prevents the uptake of water is the same one. The patch fungus does seem to be at lest semi dependent on the beetles exit holes to infect the tree. White mycelluim(sp?) Can often be seen beneath loose bark.
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    Cryptoporus volvatus in pondorosa pines

    Amen that
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    Cryptoporus volvatus in pondorosa pines

    White round hard about 1 to 2 inches. Hope this hasn't hurt anyone's feelings or offended somebody. Do I need to delete this post?
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    Cryptoporus volvatus in pondorosa pines

    Though I'd share some information I found in case anyone is curious like me. Anyone working bark beetle tree's in Calif. will of more then likely come across these little white conks in dead or burnt pondorosa pines. The pouch conk appears soon after the bark beetles abandon the tree. The spores...
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    Pull test before climbing.

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  17. beastmaster

    So I was sent to chop this tree down today...

    I got my ass chewed out for getting saw chips in a water way on Murray creek by Cal-Fire. So be sure not to get any in the water. They'll cite you. I'm thinking shop vac?
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    So I was sent to chop this tree down today...

    Time to break out the hip waders. The splash should be cool.
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    So I was sent to chop this tree down today...

    Time to break out the hip waders. The splash should be cool.
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    Simple but effective.

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