dying, broken, borer infested, mother of

at the base of the three stems on the main trunk. i did the job with three on the ground and a dingo with a root rake grapple. the job took two 60 yard loader trucks to haul all the debris.
 
a total of 28 crew hours or 112 man hours like i said the price was way cheap but the blessings have been more than abundant. we ended up around 31.25 per man hour and a great couple of lunch and break snacks and a prayer of blessings over the crew and company. so all in all it was one of my favorite jobs
 
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that tree was around 70 years old so it was topped around 1970 and again in the early 90's

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Despite the decay down low, the canopy looks like it compartmentalized well (or at least compensated) for that much abuse. Were there cavities or outward signs of decay up in the canopy?

-Tom
 
yes and d-headed bores were present in every branch and trunk on the tree. if you zoom in you can see the gummosis present in every pic, the d shaped holes and fras present everywhere. the tree was on the west side of the house, that is the prevailing wind side. the tree was going to fail.
 
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the tree was going to fail.

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I have no doubt in your evaluation, just wondering if I should be wary of L. styraciflua for invisible decay.

-Tom
 
In my limited experience L. styraciflua will have borers present during decline. That said i see more problems that end up requiring removal related with bad pruning in L. styraciflua and Carya illinoinensis.
 
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