Brace or remove?

[madballneek]

There are a few very large trees (very, very close to the house) with V-stem trunks that I'm, ideally, looking to get braced to strengthen them so mainly they don't pose a danger to us and the house. The other (albeit more expensive) option is to remove them. I've already talked to a few arborists and tree service people, one who suggested cable bracing them, but most say to remove them. Just looking to get an opinion from a completely impartial third party (the only arborist that suggested bracing is the one that wasn't going to do the job since he didn't do any aerial work) Average quotes so far have been $10,000 to take down and chip/remove wood.

 

[Basswood]

How close is close?

Which direction is the majority of the weight on the tree?

No one can give you a good answer with images. If you want to preserve them, cabling and bracing are good options. But cables do fail and can only lessen the impact if a large lead fails or divert. I can’t tell what species those are either. I’d feel a lot different about a multi stem tulip vs an oak. Those look like the latter but it’s difficult to tell

also if removal is the route you go, see what price would be to leave the wood/brush and/or fly chip into the woods instead of hauling out all that material. It looks like you have space to leave the material there.

 

[Stumpsprouts]

Looks like tuliptree to me?

Looks like structures are not very close?

Any advice on this thread will pale in comparison to the advice you can receive from a living breathing arborist who can assess the tree in person.

That being said! Armchair estimate hazy without closeups of where the leads come together at the base, but basic impression looks like potential property damage is not high risk, and a climber could install a soft rope based cabling system in the canopy to reduce extreme movement.

CT is, from what I understand, the most expensive state to run a legitimate tree care company. I’m not shocked by the price. I’m sure that has a lot to do with how the material gets to the road.

 

[southsoundtree]

I’m sure that has a lot to do with how the material gets to the road.

Dragging, Hauling-off and disposal costs add a lot.