Can this live oak be saved?

[DavidT]

I gave a bid to trim, cable and all thread this tree. Can it be saved?

 

[DavidT]

another pict

 

[DavidT]

pict 3

 

[surfarmer1]

without being there hard to be 100% sure..

but brace with rods then go into the canopy with a cable system.

Follow the standards for bracing and cabling for recommended bolt and cable diameters.
that said it is worth the effort I"m sure.

good luck on getting the bid..my experience is to explain to the customer that should you run into unexpected circumstance you may need to add hardware and that cost would be additional.

 

[DavidT]

Thanks for the tip on possible extra costs. I have the job, I'm just worried about the size of the splits.

 

[surfarmer1]

if you don't have the book it is the ANSI A300 standard for tree support systems.

great reference for bracing rod diameters distances etc. also good recs for methods etc.

 

[roxy]

I agree with surfarmer; it looks to be a good cable candidate. Rods down low and cables up high is what it looks like from here..

 

[guymayor]

Look at Tom D's post on cabling low as a bracing strategy. imo bracing with threaded rods would remove a lot of heartwood needlessly. BMP too tight on this imo.

throughcabling w 3/8" low and 3/16" high may be an option.

 

[PrimeApe]

Cable and Brace as per the A300. Create a large mulch bed to the drip line. Remove the swing. Add lightning pro.