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  1. Treemuel

    CMI ropejack

    Just noticed they're currently on sale in the discount bin at Arbsession: https://arbsession.com/cmi-rope-jack-cs.html Great device at a great price.
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    HH2 Carabiner

    They do seem to be scarce all of a sudden, but I just found a source on eBay for $20/ea if anyone needs: https://www.ebay.com/itm/303998618066 Treestuff also carries them for $30: https://www.treestuff.com/climbing-technology-hitch-hiker-carabiner/
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    Lets see some shit... Shitty tree work picks from other companies in your area.

    I wonder if they've had to increase their rates with the cost of 2x4s these days though :ROFLMAO:
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    Undercutting hung up trees

    Never did anything close to 4ft diameter though. That’s a beast of a hang up
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    Undercutting hung up trees

    Spent a couple years as a wilderness ranger, then another six on a hotshot crew in AZ, working all over the west. Rewarding work in many ways, but definitely hard on the body; not to mention inhaling smoke and ash. Doesn't allow for much of a life in the summer, usually working at least 14 on...
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    Undercutting hung up trees

    Salami cut was our bread and butter when I was working fires. Lots of other ways to get fancy but often KISS is the best approach when you don’t have targets to worry about. Make sure to have a good escape route (ideally multiple), especially if the angle of the hang up is steep (generally ok to...
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    Structural pruning

    Yeah, I’d say blowouts of Red maples with included bark are one of the most common storm damage failures in my area.
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    Today....

    Definitely a fun one. Yeah, bigtooth. Certainly superlative size for its kind around here, probably about 2' dbh and 80' to the tips. Low stumped with a 32" bar that just barely reached.
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    Today....

    Wrecked out a crazy split codom poplar. Wind caused the tree to split from the union almost to ground level (about 25') but the remaining halves of the trunk were still mostly supporting the weight of the crown. I secured one tip in another tree and a second over a union on the side of the...
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    What’s killing this red oak?

    It’s definitely a good size oak for the area. And it’s good a shade tree for the house (as well as the anchor point for the clothes line, of course), but it’s also a rental property on a busy highway, so I’ll have to see how invested the owners are in trying to save it.
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    What’s killing this red oak?

    They said it always has “plenty of green on it” haha. Very informative.
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    What’s killing this red oak?

    Not familiar with the chestnut borer. I’ll follow up with the HO since I have some other work to do for them. But honestly this part of the job was supposed to just be finishing the day by removing dead branches over the lawn and driveway. When I got up there, I saw the extent of the problem...
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    What’s killing this red oak?

    There was some kind of polypore fungus on some of the dead limbs (visible in one of the photos). I was guessing that it’s separate from the black areas and sloughing bark/possible cankers.
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    Today....

    Just a little Norway maple I didn’t want to drop on their lawn
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    What’s killing this red oak?

    Sounds like a good lead to follow at least. From what I quickly read, Hypoxylon generally leads to mortality only secondarily to other stressors, is that what you’ve seen? If this is the culprit, is there any recourse from continued decline? Without seeing it leaf out yet, I would guess maybe...
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    What’s killing this red oak?

    The root flare is could certainly be more exposed, but not the worst I’ve seen.
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    What’s killing this red oak?

    Didn’t see any open cankers lower down, but these black (presumably fungal) spots were about eye level. Consistent with what I saw on the cankers higher up dying limbs
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    What’s killing this red oak?

    If anything, the roots may be too wet, which is possibly the cause. It’s in a low area on the edge of a lawn. It’s codominant near the base and each trunk is about 24” dbh (but probably fast grown with lots of sun exposure).
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    What’s killing this red oak?

    I was asked to deadwood a mature red oak and already had concerns about what seemed to be significant die back I could see from the ground. In the tree I found that some larger branches and possibly whole stems were dead or dying back. There are no known cases of Oak wilt in Maine, but there is...
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