Mulberry Crown Thin Time Lapsed

Most outstanding, brother.

It's weird, I don't see any brush accumulating on the ground.
 
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Yeah, seemed like you were a bit...mm...well, Conservative!
Really tho, you could tell how you worked the outer 1/3rd of the canopy. Great job. I love the time lapse too. Did you make that with your helmet cam?
 
I have been through that tree every year for the past 10 years. Somtimes I really dont want to do anything but the homeowner is obsessed with removing watersprouts. It is only the past few years that I have been able to talk him into keeping some of the interior watersprouts instead of stripping them every year. The tree seems happier and definitly puts less out whn I leave more...?
The film quality is poor but rest assured there was at least 200 pounds of crap to clean up. Bogger cuts are hard to find but it seems every year I find slop that I left behind due to a lack of skill in reaching the tips. Also, some of the leads comming toward the camera have been reduced alot because of the street so there is usualy a chunk of wood or some restoration to do on that side.
Then there is the stuff over the house......

My point is that there is always somthing to do to this old tree. Its definitly got some decay on the inside and I think cabling may be in its future.
 
Large Mulberrys like that are hard to find in the valley now-a-days. Glad to see your on the job. That is my new favorite video of all time. It's cool seeing the planes fly by. You are one of the most innovative tree dudes I know. I can't wait to use the palm zip-line again. (I got a few palms imparticular it will work perfect on!)
 
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It is only the past few years that I have been able to talk him into keeping some of the interior watersprouts instead of stripping them every year. The tree seems happier and definitly puts less out whn I leave more...?

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I generally try to leave the ones that are growing into an open area and are healthy with a good POA. Ones that can eventually become part of the permanant branch structure. Sometimes with the smaller ones, I will leave as many as I can. Some of them I consider "temporary branches". They are serving a purpose for the time being, but will be pruned out next season.

Rule of thumb for the temporary branches is to prune them out when they reach the diameter of your thumb, thus minimizing the pruning wound. just my 2 $.00
 
I just asked because when I first started I used to chase branches with my hand saw like a rabid squirrel and my foreman would work the pruner and would always beat me to the ground. I just find it quicker to work an area with a pruner.

Everybody has their own style though, no worries.
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Also WP, I never have figured out how to make the cut at the right angle when the branch attatchment is not aligned with an angle you can get from a pole saw or pole pruner. Not to mention the fact that most of the trimming in this tree is like 15-35 feet off the ground.
 
That was a great way to vid the job... It was just by chance that i saw this other vid on youtube today...its also time laps, but with the underlying theme of "we can do it ourselves" to it

I'll start another thread for it.
 
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