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    Oak wilt risks & precautions - NE Ohio

    I'm in a western suburb of Cleveland, OH, and the internet says oak wilt is all over the state. I've got several large oaks, mostly red oak. Unfortunately, despite being otherwise healthy, one of them is starting to crack in half and likely needs to be removed. Since it's next to the road and...
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    Options for cracking 5-stem silver maple

    My backyard has a silver maple which splits into 5 stems around 4-6 feet off the ground. In yesterday's windstorm (northern Ohio), I noticed that as one of the stems waved in the wind, it made visible a crack extending from where that stem joins another down toward the base. I don't think the...
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    Opportunities for education / experience / fun

    As a guy with a desk-bound day job, but an enjoyment of trees and an appreciation of new challenges, are there opportunities to casually learn more experienced people? I discovered that technical tree climbing is a thing about a year ago, and since then I've accumulated a fair bit of gear and...
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    Any love for a silver maple? (And looking for evaluation in Cleveland OH)

    Just from it being a silver maple, I can hear people screaming "No" from here!...:ROFLMAO: Tree is a large silver maple backyard tree at my grandmother's (strategically located between the house, the garage, and the neighbor's garage). I climbed it earlier this year, mostly for fun / cleared...
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    New medium-large saw... 562, 576, MS461...?

    We had a big tree come down in a storm a couple weeks ago, to which my dad commented "might need a bigger chainsaw" and which looks like an excuse to get a new saw to me.... Currently in the family we have: Husqvarna 435 w/ 16" bar (if I remember right...) -- good very lightweight little saw...
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    Large black walnut options

    Inspired by the recent few "case studies" threads, I've got a tree looking for options. The tree is large black walnut at my father's house, it's a nice shade tree but is quite close to the house and kind of looks like it wants to split in half. It's also on the west side of the house, which...
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    Reep Schnur splicing method?

    What's the appropriate method for splicing Teufelberger Sirius Reep Schnur? I found instructions on Teufelberger's site (link below), but they only mention Sirius down to 12mm, not 10mm reep schnur -- Is it the same construction / should I follow the same instructions scaled appropriately...
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    Idea: "Bag O' Rope" rope swap

    Not sure how popular the Treestuff "Bag O' Rope" is -- but I noticed that in the product reviews, people will say anything from "Yay! I got <some rope A>" to "This sucks, all I got is <some rope A> and I really wanted <some rope B>" I've bought 2 of these bags so far, and I've gotten good...
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    Trying a new saddle before buying? [NE Ohio]

    Hi all, new to the forums and to tree climbing (at least the type involving equipment -- not sure how it took me this long to realize technical tree climbing is a thing!) I've been accumulating equipment, and have climbed a few times using a rock climbing harness I already had, but I've...

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