Biggest tree lie you’ve heard (or said?!)

[Mark Chisholm]

@Mark Chisholm ’s bucket truck is 75’

My bad

 

[Mark Chisholm]

"When I was younger, I could out climb Mark Chisholm."

I heard you used to say that

 

[Mark Chisholm]

3 of my favorites:

A tree guy told me these trees have to come down because they have that green stuff spreading on the bark- They're diseased.


I was the NJ Champion before Mark - never even saw a competition in person much less won one.


I teach Arboriculture at Princeton- Dude can't spell Arboriculture and they don't have any classes on the topic at Princeton.

 

[flushcut]

"The tree was struck by lightening."

 

[Chris Schultz]

Moss only grows on the north side of trees….. I’ve been lost and misguided my whole life.

 

[Treezybreez]

"The tree was struck by lightening."

I get that a lot when hypoxylon is visible on the bark.

 

[oldoakman]

Everybody is an expert.

 

[Jehinten]

Just heard another one a minute ago. A guy is trimming a tree in one of the properties that butts up to the back of ours. Standing on an extension ladder running a corded chainsaw, no rigging ropes, no PPE. The last limb he cut got hung up and as he cut the tips off at ground level the limb came crashing down just missing a fence, shed and barely hit a bench swing (pushed the A frame sideways as the limb landed)

Now for the lie: I introduced myself and offered to help explaining that I own a tree service. He declined my help and said "its pretty straightforward, I think I've got this"

 

[Dan Cobb]

Did some tree work for the in-laws this weekend. One of the family members who stopped by said he had 18 pine trees recently removed. 8 man crew x 2 days for $2900. And the pine trees (in North Georgia) were 250 ft tall.

 

[Steve Connally]

From like half the social media crowd "if been doing this for years" if meant to insinuate a long time where in fact its like 2.

 

[Reach]

Did some tree work for the in-laws this weekend. One of the family members who stopped by said he had 18 pine trees recently removed. 8 man crew x 2 days for $2900. And the pine trees (in North Georgia) were 250 ft tall.

I want to hire those guys! Around here, on the low(er) side those would be $14k! I’ll contract that crew and get rich!

 

[oldoakman]

Did some tree work for the in-laws this weekend. One of the family members who stopped by said he had 18 pine trees recently removed. 8 man crew x 2 days for $2900. And the pine trees (in North Georgia) were 250 ft tall.

Figures to be $181 a piece.

 

[Fivepoints]

Figures to be $181 a piece.

Hahaha. Thats roughly $23 per man hour assuming 8 hour days.

 

[oldoakman]

Undoubtedly no insurance. This is why state licensing of tree services is needed.

 

[Treezybreez]

When my clients call Willow Oaks Pin Oaks.

 

[Fivepoints]

Undoubtedly no insurance. This is why state licensing of tree services is needed.

I actually had a conversation about that with one of the consulting arborist in our area (north Alabama) today. I like the idea but I'm also skeptical it will have the desired effect. I'm afraid it will be a drain on legitimate folks and the outlaws will still just keep on doing like they are now. As it is now about a 1/4 of the businesses in our area don't have insurance even though its a requirement to get a license. Alot of them have repeatedly torn up stuff and run off.

 

[evo]

One reason why marking tape with your logo on it would be nice. mark any trees you have quoted for. Someone else bids against you they might be more competitive. I have thought about doing this but hasn't materialized. Any thoughts?

I like this!

 

[evo]

Client: “do you mind chipping that brush pile over there?”
Arborist: “only if you promise there is no chance of dirt, roots, or rocks”

Arborist and groundie go to chip the brush, groundie pulls the first layer off the top. Arborist then sees whole potted plants with root balls attached, a small uprooted shrub with a baseball sized rock captured in the root wad. Arborist then hears one fucked up sound coming from the chipper, groundie just chipped a wrought iron plant stand…. True story

 

[Naturarbo]

From like half the social media crowd "if been doing this for years" if meant to insinuate a long time where in fact its like 2.

you mean 2 days

 

[Tom Dunlap]

you mean 2 days

You mean...watching you tube fail videos for two hours