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  1. baumeister

    Oak tree report has me ""stumped"

    Sounds good. Until we meet .... :).
  2. baumeister

    Oak tree report has me ""stumped"

    With your permission I think I will use that I this particular client. :).
  3. baumeister

    Oak tree report has me ""stumped"

    YES!! I totally agree I want to focus on mitigation and disclose limitation, but I fear that disclosing the limitation in this case is going to cause them to cut the tree down because they can't handle the risk. So I intend to do further research into exactly what condition the tree is in so...
  4. baumeister

    Live structural tree failure study.

    Good point tom. So why is there a trunk failure and a lean but the tree is still standing? I think you are right about the root zone however I think there Must be something still holding this up in that root zone. Any guesses. Maybe there was another tree that aught it after the trunk failure...
  5. baumeister

    Live structural tree failure study.

    I like this input. You say all this and then you say Itis impossible too tell when failure will occur. Yet we are asked to give assessments and timeframes and structural analysis etc etc. all the time. So I am going to suggest that we can indeed give a lot of information about a tree and even...
  6. baumeister

    Live structural tree failure study.

    I will also edit the original question to try and open up the thought process rather than get critical feedback on the ethics and possibilities of what is being asked. Hope that helps.
  7. baumeister

    Live structural tree failure study.

    I am not implying anyone is less qualified. Maybe I set up the situation wrong. please read what treehumper said. He put it into better words.
  8. baumeister

    Live structural tree failure study.

    Thanks treehumper. Very nice synopsis of the situation. I could not have said it better myself. It does bring to mind that I believe the large vertical structural crack has happened in the past 2 years. I also like the idea of failure possibly happening under water. What will fail first, the...
  9. baumeister

    2015 Best Photos Thread

    I realize I don't know the story behind the champion white oak , but to say : " wish we could have done something to keep it" rings bells for me. My kids always tell me when they can't find something: poppy, we looked everywhere!!! My answer is : no you haven't because you Haven't found it...
  10. baumeister

    Live structural tree failure study.

    I just want to say I love this site for the knowledge shared. I have been using it more and more lately. I thank all of you for your input. When I saw this tree I was inspired, impressed, puzzled, excited and just wanted to share in a fun way. If you feel this is a "waste of time" I am sorry...
  11. baumeister

    Live structural tree failure study.

    Thank you for the applaud, but If this is your perspective when looking at trees, I sincerely hope you are not in the business of looking at trees. Of course there are too many components in play. There ALWAYS are! Those components are what we as Arborists process each time we look at a tree...
  12. baumeister

    Show us your harness

    Holly cow you guys haul a lot of stuff with you!! Either I am getting old, or not doing something right or just like to keep things simple. I have my harness, my flipline and my handsaw. Old school. Dbrt, srt assent.
  13. baumeister

    Homeowners life saved !?!

    HAAAAAAAAA !!!! You may have something there. I'm thinking of a sticker for Ladders!! :muyenojado:
  14. baumeister

    Live structural tree failure study.

    YES EXACTLY!!!!! Nice input!!!! Why is it that one tree we think will not fail does and another we think is going to fail at any moment continues to amaze us year after year!!! Can this dead sycamore give us some clues into that? I believe so.
  15. baumeister

    Live structural tree failure study.

    We as Arborists are asked to give our professional reports on trees in all kinds of conditions. This is one condition........
  16. baumeister

    Live structural tree failure study.

    Tom, you are missing the point of the excersize. It is not about what we don't know, it is about what we do know. Not about when to cut the tree down, but when it will fail. Maybe I will edit the first part again. Think outside the box. Stop worrying about what could happen. Just tell me what...
  17. baumeister

    Live structural tree failure study.

    Yes right. Good observation. IMHO i say since it is a sycamore, the fungus is most likely a saprophyte. From the picture and for entertainment purposes I am going to assume it is a Cerrena species since that is one of the most common sap rots. From its growth I would estimate it to be...
  18. baumeister

    Homeowners life saved !?!

    We were loading our lift back up onto the trailer when we heard a chainsaw buzzing two houses down. My foreman and I walked up onto this site. The homeowner had a ladder up in the tree, the chainsaw pinched in the back cut, and was trying to push on the tree from the latter trying to get it to...
  19. baumeister

    Live structural tree failure study.

    The tree in question is the leaner in the center of the frame
  20. baumeister

    Live structural tree failure study.

    THIS IS AN EXCERSISR IN THINKING "outside the box." There is no danger and this tree will remain as is in nature until it falls at which point I will clean it up and record day of failure. So with that in mind consider this: What are your thoughts on the condition of this tree and the...

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