- Location
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Leyland Cypresses
Most Dangerous Trees to Climb
- Thread starter Marc_H
- Start date
- Location
- Everywhere
Populus nigra (Lombardy Poplar). My step-father use to call these "widow makers".
- Location
- sunny Madison, WI
I would vote for black locust 750,000 times. I never feel safe
- Location
- That place north of America
Ailanthus still brings back bad memories. Up north here dead, punky white or yellow birch cannot be trusted.
Mangoes
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- Location
- Greater Toronto Area
Can't see the fear for Locust, never even seen one fail, storm or otherwise. Outside of the thorns and electricity, I like most any tree. I see it like this......its not the tree's responsibility to understand my character, it's my responsibilty to understand the tree's character.
Heightened awareness of 'poor character' probably BUK's example is best for me.
Heightened awareness of 'poor character' probably BUK's example is best for me.
- Location
- Linden, New Jersey
Sassafras, I know there are worse trees, but I hate them due to a bad experience with one in the past.
- Location
- Montana
I think that the Monkey Puzzle Pine is a pertty wicked tree. Concrete like bark and razor blade foliage, but predictable.
- Location
- Swansea, UK
Again for Leyland cypress. Horrible, dirty trees, with spike dead twigs that punctured my contact lens once. Came up under my visor.
They are prone to failiure, too, the swines!
They are prone to failiure, too, the swines!
- Location
- Denver, Colorado
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I think that the Monkey Puzzle Pine is a pertty wicked tree. Concrete like bark and razor blade foliage, but predictable.
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You should be safe from them in Montana. They are a crazy looking tree and not one that I would have thought of.
I think that the Monkey Puzzle Pine is a pertty wicked tree. Concrete like bark and razor blade foliage, but predictable.
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You should be safe from them in Montana. They are a crazy looking tree and not one that I would have thought of.
NOT THAT YOU FIND TOO MANY OF THEM, BUT CHINESE VARNISH TREES CAN NOT ONLY CAUSE YOU A BLISTERED RASH TAHT WILL HAVE YOU OFF WORK, BUT MELTS YOUR CLOTHES IF THE SAP STAINS AND THEN HITS SUN-LIGHT!! I HEARD A TALE THAT 2 ARBORISTS DIED IN THE UK FROM RESPIRITORY FAILURE FROM INHALATION OF SAP 'MIST' WHILST CUTTING ONE UP AND CHIPPING (HOW TRUE THAT IS HOWEVER I CANNOT SAY)
OTHERWISE, I LOATH LEYLAND CYPRESS AND WILLOW SH*T ME RIGHT UP ON A WINDY DAY AND NO MISTAKE!!!
OTHERWISE, I LOATH LEYLAND CYPRESS AND WILLOW SH*T ME RIGHT UP ON A WINDY DAY AND NO MISTAKE!!!
- Location
- Swansea, UK
Monkey puzzle jams saws; the sap is like glue and sometimes you need to clean your saw out every few logs. Can be a bitch.
- Location
- rhode island
Red Oak scares the crap out of me. I have seen a lot of red, black, scarlet, and pin oaks (that appear to be flawless) fail significantly. I've read posts on Treebuzz about the same thing happening to guys while working. The common thread I see is that the wood seems to be under-developed or pulpy or something. Anyone else seeing this where you are?
- Location
- Haddonfield, nj
black locust, definatly tulip poplar and i had a red oak fail while rigging a couple of weeks ago and it seemed perfectly healthy, first time ive ever seen it and it scared the crap out of me.
- Location
- Midland , MI
I'm gonna have to say cottonwood
- Location
- New Fairfield, CT
First and foremost dead ash.
After that, shagbark hickory.
After that, shagbark hickory.
- Location
- Canon City ,CO
Matt, Art thou mad? Those are two of the strongest woods in North America.
- Location
- New Fairfield, CT
Ash once dead is VERY unpredictable / unstable. Granted that recently dead isn't a big deal... but the ones that are allowed to stand for a while are just terrible. I don't like them one bit.
As far as shagbark hickory goes... yes it's very strong wood, won't argue that for a second. The thing I don't like about it though is having to set my spikes through bark that can come off at any time, in wood that is hard as rock.
As far as shagbark hickory goes... yes it's very strong wood, won't argue that for a second. The thing I don't like about it though is having to set my spikes through bark that can come off at any time, in wood that is hard as rock.
