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  1. John_KAYS

    If it’s not verticillium, what is it?

    Sorry, there is brush from an unaffected crabapple in some of the photos. It was the top of a few of the leads in a spreading 25' maple. The affected areas were mostly localized. I'm sorry I didn't get a photo of the tree...
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    If it’s not verticillium, what is it?

    The cuttings all looked clean even in the worst sections. It looked healthy other than the leaf size, and shape (rippled), and the fact that the tips of the branches had dropped all the leaves but were still very green twigs. The leaf growth was all weirdly clustered too. I didn't see any...
  3. John_KAYS

    If it’s not verticillium, what is it?

    Sorry my phone wouldn’t post these others.
  4. John_KAYS

    If it’s not verticillium, what is it?

    What is this? This was an isolated area in a red maple crown. The rest of the tree looked good. I couldn’t find any green coloring in the cambium and the leaves don’t quite look like verticillium wilt. Is this just obvious and I’m blanking at the moment?
  5. John_KAYS

    RAT, CAT and mCAT

    Richard, I like it. Although, like climbstihl said, besides being the names of animals those acronyms have been used before. I very much like the idea of distinguishing between the anchor locations. I also commented on your video with the user name ArboriCole. Thanks. Thanks for all the...
  6. John_KAYS

    Double Dragon Loop

    It says, "is less prone than the Bowline to shake loose." I was thinking this knot looked promising, but I thought I would ask to see if anyone was using it in any application.
  7. John_KAYS

    Double Dragon Loop

    https://www.animatedknots.com/double-dragon-loop How many of you have experience using the Double Dragon Loop? I usually use the alpine butterfly when rigging a tree with a pull line to create MA. I know the Alpine Butterfly doesn't typically like to be loaded heavily by the loop. Someone...
  8. John_KAYS

    What in the!?

    I'm just hoping that, a slightly better scenario, they are just storing the mulch there temporarily...but it looked so, so finished. I have never seen something this absurd.
  9. John_KAYS

    What in the!?

    This was just today. I stopped the truck in the middle of the road... 'cause I had to take a photo. I just...
  10. John_KAYS

    Couple fined $600k for removing tree..

    :eek:
  11. John_KAYS

    Compact Bulldog Bone

    I would say either have a swivel on your bridge or on the BDB itself. If you use other devices without incorporated swivels I would tend to go with a swivel on the bridge and keep the teardrop on the BDB.
  12. John_KAYS

    Can you tell if this is needle cast from this picture?

    Wow. We have so many talented people here on the buzz.
  13. John_KAYS

    Can you tell if this is needle cast from this picture?

    Thanks for all the advice. It's great to have this all to consider before I go see it in person. I am not a huge insect and disease guy so I really appreciate the pointers. I am trying to gain more experience and knowledge on this stuff. What is the best book on insects and diseases? I have...
  14. John_KAYS

    Can you tell if this is needle cast from this picture?

    Yeah, I haven't seen the tree yet in person, but it didn't look terrible to me from the photos. I know in this area the Colorado Spruce don't do that well in general. This tree is up on a property at the top of a hill. They are growing this and a few others as a windscreen and are hoping that...
  15. John_KAYS

    Can you tell if this is needle cast from this picture?

    They just sent me this too.
  16. John_KAYS

    Can you tell if this is needle cast from this picture?

    Someone sent me this picture and I can’t quite tell for sure if this is needle cast. I know sending a sample into a lab would be recommended, but I am just curious what you all think. This tree also has bag worm on it... Thanks!
  17. John_KAYS

    Compact Bulldog Bone

    The BOLA can be used on a single leg of your lanyard without the working end returning to the climber. That is, I use the DMM captain hook on the secondary side of my lanyard and can traverse to another lead in the tree using the Bulldog style BOLA (the one with the rubber nubs) as the rope...
  18. John_KAYS

    Wazzup with oldfart?

    I already said it on YouTube under ArboriCole, but I may as well send my well wishes here as a Buzzer. I really appreciate your contributions over the years and am sad to hear about your eyesight. I experienced an injury to my left eye back in 2010 and now have to live with compromised vision...
  19. John_KAYS

    Login Here When Viewing The Forums Because....

    Was any of the communication from @JeffGu, cause that stuff could be classified as hazardous waste! :LOL:
  20. John_KAYS

    Login Here When Viewing The Forums Because....

    I was "liking" your response, not that the cable was damaged! :pcmala:

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