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    Any effective treatments for EAB in a very large, 'somewhat' healthy PA green ash?

    The tree has to be inspected first, to find out its current stage of infestation. Homeowners are notorious for calling for an opinion months after the funeral ship has set sail. Hence the recommendation for hiring a plant health care specialist to inspect the tree prior to taking any action...
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    Any effective treatments for EAB in a very large, 'somewhat' healthy PA green ash?

    With all due respect, I wouldn't opine on the infestation status of an ash I hadn't seen myself in 2 years. I think the best thing you could suggest to your client is that she hire an arborist with an advanced risk management and plant pest diagnosis and treatment background to visit the...
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    Pollards-then and now

    Nice shots of the trees, but the guy being interviewed had a pretty sketchy historical perspective of pollarding.
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    Pollards-then and now

    I drove past those trees a few months ago. Very eye-catching!
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    Asking, Are you working safe?

    That's a tough feeling to deal with. It's fortunate that the only casualty of the rigging point failure was an ornamental plant. Sounds like the outcome could have potentially been a lot worse. One of the conundrums of speaking up and changing plans, is that if all goes well, it's...
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    Asking, Are you working safe?

    I heard articulated in a recent safety meeting that there are occupations with inherent risk to the point that bodily injury and death are part of the package. An example of one of those occupations is wartime military service. Our occupations do not entail that requirement. When you walk out...
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    Any tricks for keeping pants from being pushed down at the waist?

    Sorry, I only got that far. before I had to get in the shower and wash off the peanut butter.
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    Fishing & Tree Climbing

    In order to isolate the line over just one of the two branches in the drawing, all that now needs to be done is to draw the end of the line leading away from the crotch in which you wish to isolate your line. Once the bag makes it over the branch furthest away, it will drop down to isolate the...
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    Any tricks for keeping pants from being pushed down at the waist?

    You're not greasing your body like a channel swimmer before you climb, are you?
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    A glove box sticker for our co-pilot/naviguessor

    "If you don't like the way I drive, then stay the hell off the sidewalk."
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    7' dbh cedar, 3 co-doms, 11 reiterations. Prescriptions?

    Must be the perspective of the view, but in the photos, that doesn't look like a seven foot diameter trunk. Maybe circumference? Or you could do like an acquaintance of mine who when taking photos in the field, always puts a banana from his lunch box next to trees or tree parts for reference...
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    Interesting take on the tree trimming robot

    It's like a VR anemic tree mek that free falls every piece it cuts. What exactly is its niche in the workplace? And for Pete's sake, whatever you do, don't swat a mosquito while you're operating that thing!
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    Canola?

    "So, sure it is a lubricant...but not all of us operate a condom at speeds exceeding 80' per second." Speak for yourself, bub.
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    Air Compressor Recommendation

    If you can check the oil in your vehicle, it's easier to look at the sight glass in a compressor and add a bit of oil when needed. A small task in exchange for a machine which will operate for a significantly greater length of time. In my own anecdotal experience, a cheap oiled compressor...
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    Air Compressor Recommendation

    Stay away from oil-less compressors, unless you want to discard and replace it every couple years.
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    Organic systemic?

    Natural predator controls aren't working?
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    Bracing without cabling

    The primary duty of an arborist is to help clients to make and implement informed decisions regarding the care and management of their trees.
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    Harp tree

    I once made a bong out of a hollow log.
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    Bracing without cabling

    If you do the work to standard, and make certain that your proposal has sufficient disclaimers and that the client signs off on the work to be done this way, explaining that because of the condition of the top of the tree, a cable cannot be put in conventionally, and the only remaining option is...
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    Bracing without cabling

    The most important thing, when you feel you have to deviate from a standard, is being able to convincingly explain why you did it that way, in the event something goes sideways.

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