A video our client made

easyphloem

easyphloem

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Hey guys, I've never filmed any Heartwood work, but I was just sent this video from a client of ours (she is the sister of a fellow buzzer and Heartwood West owner Tom Eskew).
When I saw the video I was disappointed because I told the crew to drop the 75 foot tree into the 50 foot backyard, but they upstaged me and used the 28 ton boom truck instead. Something about it being safer or something....

anyway, enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACu8CpdprK0


SZ
 
liked the pieces going between the houses, very good!

Biggest Mimosa I've ever seen
 
Biggest by far mimosa I have ever seen. Ya, to that bit in the end. Goodbye mimosa, hello seedlings. Must be primo soil for that species. What state? Kentucky I guess.
 
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What a nice tree...too bad. I just planted a mimosa in front of my house, garden centre said it would top out at 25'-30', I'm sure the climate here isn't conducive to a silk tree growing so big, but who knows?

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I have seen Albizia here in RI (mostly zone 6) top out at about 40' height X 60' spread. Then they immediately die of Fusarium or whatever it is that kills them. Which would make them a bad investment even if they weren't invasive.

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That really was the biggest Mimosa I have ever seen. It was in Charlotte, NC. They do get enormous here, but rarely that size.

The owners of the tree agonized over the decision for years, they have lived there for I think 12 - 15 years, maybe more. They loved the blooms and the fine foliage, but this tree is very messy too. The volunteer sprouts are almost as bad as bamboo.

In this situation I acted as an advisor, and listened to their concerns and let them come to the decision that now was the right time to remove the tree. They plan on staying there for many years to come, and were interested in planting a tree in the same spot that would last a lot longer. They bought a Lacebark Elm ( I like that tree in this area).

Tomthetreeman is right about these things dying quickly from what looks like a wilt of some sort. Definitely not a specimen tree, but I have planted on before because I like summer blooming trees and weeds.


And Jesse, I'm not on the video at all, you would know it if I was, the camera usually adds 10-15 pounds, which would put me well over deuce and a quarter (with cheese).

SZ
 
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I have planted on before because I like summer blooming trees and weeds.

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Hahahaha, me too. I planted one at my first house in 1998... It grew to about 30 feet in less than six years, then it died and I cut it down for the new owners, who still hire me to take care of the trees on the property. Genious, huh?

-Tom
 
That was the largest Tamarind I've ever seen!
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Sorry. I had to. I've actually never seen a Mimosa before. So, I did a little research on them and found that they are sometimes called a Bastart Tamarind.
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I love it when customers film. It's free.

And that customer did a good job of capturing the work.
 
As far as the work goes. I wonder if 4:14 was a miscommunication of the tip of the stick.

And I'm surprised a larger company hasn't invested in VOX Headsets for the cutter in the tree & crane operator.
 
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As far as the work goes. I wonder if 4:14 was a miscommunication of the tip of the stick.

And I'm surprised a larger company hasn't invested in VOX Headsets for the cutter in the tree & crane operator.

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Not sure what was going on there, and they have bought helmet communication devices, maybe they weren't available that day?


SZ
 
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I think with a "super step cut humblot upside down 30 degree angled notch" you could have flopped that whole tree right into the chipper!!!!!
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That's pretty much the way I thought it should go down, and that way, the falling brush would sweep the gutters clean on the way past.


SZ
 
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I think with a "super step cut humblot upside down 30 degree angled notch" you could have flopped that whole tree right into the chipper!!!!!
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Not without a skid steer you won't.
 
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I think with a "super step cut humblot upside down 30 degree angled notch" you could have flopped that whole tree right into the chipper!!!!!
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Not without a skid steer you won't.

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Obviously you would want one or two skid steers on that pull. And half inch trueblue. more stretch = more pulls with machine before it breaks and you have to buy another one.

SZ
 
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