Bradford pear trees topped need some Advice

[TreeCo]

Re: Do not promote topping.

To me a few bradford pears being topped is no big deal. My real concern is how many people are going to see those highly visible pears and want to have their trees topped too....and hold those pears up as an example of how well topped trees do.

IMO, those topped pears are a large billboard advertising tree topping. For this reason alone they should never have been topped.

 

[theXman]

Re: Do not promote topping.

No.

Where do you see a grudge?

I don't understand you asking that.

And if I met any of you guys in person, I'd shake your hand a truly be happy to meet you. I just hope you would do the same.

Oh, maybe I have a grudge against topping.

Yes, I do hate topping and I won't ever feel good towards topping. Other people topping effects my work probably every other day.

But you guys have never done anything to me, at least as far as I can remember.

 

[theXman]

Re: Do not promote topping.

TreeCo: "those topped pears are a large billboard advertising tree topping. For this reason alone they should never have been topped."

Exactly TreeCo.

Now, we see this all the time in our communities, landscapers do it all the time, that's one thing. But what makes this worse is that a highly educated arborist is showing that this is his work. This can influence other arborist to take the easy way out and start topping pears also. I'd like to see the industry step forward, not back.

 

[cuttenwolf]

Re: Do not promote topping.

I showed this thread to a friend of mine who believes topping trees is fine. Knowing that a BCMA is posting this as okay made his chest stand out. "See I told you everyone, even the educated top trees." Slowly we start to read all the posts. I find the condoning chivalric behavior of a certain few to be troubling. If for what ever reason you felt those trees HAD to be cut in that manner, fine. I like so many others are saying do not promote it. None of the arguements for this topping address this. Someone explain to me why it is a positive for our industry to promote this.


This billboard for improper practices is just another obstacle.

 

[Crazy_Jimmy]

Re: Do not promote topping.

I think the horse is dead!

 

[HÖLLENREICH]

Re: Do not promote topping.

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I think the horse is dead!


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I was always told if it's on the ground kick it 4-5 more times just to make sure, cuase you know a Jack A-- will try to fool ya and just lie there.

 

[theXman]

Re: Do not promote topping.

LOL

HÖLLENREICH, sometimes you are quite funny.

 

[Crazy_Jimmy]

Re: Do not promote topping.

Enjoy.

 

[treehumper]

Re: Do not promote topping.

So, Hollen are you saying, you can drag a dead horse to water but you can't make it drink?

 

[No_Bivy]

Re: Do not promote topping.

I love watching a bradford pear go through the chipper....

I usually top em' bout one inch tall.

Noel, will you be caned by the ISA for this?

 

[HÖLLENREICH]

Re: Do not promote topping.

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So, Hollen are you saying, you can drag a dead horse to water but you can't make it drink?

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surenuff, you can also, reach the highest plain and still be just a Joe hacker. Wonder if any of the Hollier than thou will actually do what they are supposed to, by their code of ethics. Or will they turn a blinds eye and just contiue to bad mouth the ones that don't belong.

For me, I'll use this as a plus not a negative. I've saved the whole post to word and printed, this way if I go on interveiw and they start the well if you had this and that cert we could pay you more. I'll just pull that file and go for the juggular

Then proceed to explain that they can test me on any part they want, and that just cuase some treeguys anit certed don't mean they are worth less.

 

[KyLimbwalker]

Re: Do not promote topping.

Xman, Noel doesn't need me to fight his battles for him. My criticism is of your tone and tact than protection for Noel.

By the way, on your website, I found a picture of you or one of your employees (working from a bucket) taking some hedge trimmers to several spruces. How is that not topping? Not that I disagree with what you are doing, but that maybe you should think about the spirit of the rules, not your "black and white" interpretation.

 

[easyphloem]

Re: Do not promote topping.

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By the way, on your website, I found a picture of you or one of your employees (working from a bucket) taking some hedge trimmers to several spruces. How is that not topping? Not that I disagree with what you are doing, but that maybe you should think about the spirit of the rules, not your "black and white" interpretation.

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That is beside the point. We are talking about Bradford Pears here.


SZ

 

[HÖLLENREICH]

Re: Do not promote topping.

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That is beside the point. We are talking about Bradford Pears here.



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so next week plums might fall into this same cat.

 

[Paul Biester]

Re: Do not promote topping.

WOW !!!!!!???

 

[easyphloem]

Re: Do not promote topping.

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I don't think so retard.

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Also, dude, retard is not the preferred nomenclature. Mentally disabled, please.


SZ

 

[Crazy_Jimmy]

Re: Do not promote topping.

classic

 

[treehumper]

Re: Do not promote topping.

This topic does bring out the best in tree people, doesn't it?

 

[HÖLLENREICH]

Re: Do not promote topping.

yes it does. I'll refrain from any farther biopolar outburst.

Cause I find it easier to just go with the flow, plus I'll get the added bonus of adding such type of crown reduction to my ever growning list of ways to trim trees. I'll no longer have to tell the customer that they'll have to call Fred Samford & Sons Tree Service if they want it topped. I'll just show the picture of those lollypop pears and say no mama we don't top but we can crown reduce it like this. No No mama it's fine see this guy is a MA so it's ok to do such type of work, and I'm really sorry we misguided you for the last 4 years thinning them, and doing any other of that silly anzi proper tree work.

 

[easyphloem]

Re: Do not promote topping.

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Cause I find it easier to just go with the flow, plus I'll get the added bonus of adding such type of crown reduction to my ever growning list of ways to trim trees. I'll no longer have to tell the customer that they'll have to call Fred Samford & Sons Tree Service if they want it topped. I'll just show the picture of those lollypop pears and say no mama we don't top but we can crown reduce it like this. No No mama it's fine see this guy is a MA so it's ok to do such type of work, and I'm really sorry we misguided you for the last 4 years thinning them, and doing any other of that silly anzi proper tree work.

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Now you're gettin' the idea!


SZ