did you not read that? The answer is within my original post
I have a hard time getting shots over 120’ with the big shot. The trigger helps with accuracy but kills the power. Even getting the line up and over is one thing ... actually getting the throw weight down to the ground, and then...
The ladder was propped up against it as an attempt to bring it down ... except the 40' snag had a backwards lean towards the house ... only one way for that to end
Hemlock on one property, norway maple on another. And then at the end of the day a couple of smashdown fall + buck on 2 dead...
On big long horizontals that are well-balanced, a bypass cut may be more beneficial ... even then ... no good reason to not do the aforementioned shelf cut
I'm not finding much for Fungi #2 ... it appears similar in a lot of ways to ostoyae and other species ... they seem to present in many different shapes and forms but was distinctly different on site. Much larger stem diameter relative to overall mushroom height, more stout
As per @KTSmith , Fungi #1 appears similar to Armillaria ostoyae, as seen below:
Source: http://forestrydev.org/diseases/CTD/Group/Root/root1_e.html
Still researching Mystery Fungi #2
So I’m pretty astonished to find fruiting bodies on 2 cedars on the same property
green canopies, some butt rot. Any ideas ?
Fungi #1: Growing out of root buttress
Fungi #2: Growing at bisect between root flare and natural grade
Some municipalities local in my area require the TRAQ form to be submitted along with the Arborist Report containing the TRAQ Level 2 / 3 assessment. There's a lot of debate over it.