Interesting climbing job

[Mark Chisholm]

We worked for one of our customers on the Navesink river. This is down the road from BonJovi and across from Springsteen. We had to prune these two oaks (besides other removals and such).

 

[Mark Chisholm]

I pruned the one on the right and Smokey did the one on the left. We had to set a line on top of the hill and rappel down to the trees about 75'. We had to drop through this hole along the way.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Where I am here is 40' up already.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Here's the crown.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Here's Smokey around 35' high. He thought that a 120' line would work for this tree. I laughed and told him that they were a bit taller than they looked from on top of the hill. /forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Mark Chisholm]

We also had to plan a drop down onto the understory trees. We had to "vista prune" or drop-crotch them for the view.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Here's Smokey in his vista prunes.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

This is the driveway to the house we were working at.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Here's the back of the house. Not bad for $4 mil.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

I thought that looked familiar. It's your house, right Mark?

When I saw the first pics of the tops I thought it was a normal job. Those trees are HUGE compared to anything short of cottonweeds here in Denver. Nice job!

My offer still stands when you get the job across the road

 

[klimbinfool]

MArk.....What did you do with the brush ? or was it no clean up .. SInk it in the lake ?...lol

Greg

 

[Mark Chisholm]

Greg,

The pruning down the hill was a leave it. The rest of the job was a clean it up.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

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My offer still stands when you get the job across the road [ QUOTE ]


That is a fur sure!

 

[treebing]

here in michigan, we cant prune oaks till the winter time because of Oak Wilt. What is the range of Wilt and where did it originate and when was it discovered, anyone know?

 

[Zac]

Ryan may know better than I but wasn't oak wilt first described in Wisconsin?

Zac

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Isn't it Zac's birthday today?

Happy Birthday and many more to come!

 

[RGus]

Happy Birthday Zac!! I just talked at you on the phone, and it sounded like things were just getting interesting over there.

I am not sure of the origin of OW. I am curious now, I will have to try and find that.

 

[Zac]

Thanks guys! Had a great little party, some friends came over for a BBQ and had a great time. Brought back an empty 1/4 barrel today /forum/images/graemlins/beerchug.gif

I found that Oak wilt was first identified in Wisconsin in 1944.