Some guy talking about trees.

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http://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors...to-fall-8922559
 
Could summer branch drop be the tree trying to layer a branch into the soil as a way to reproduce new shoots? it's just that the tree does not know how high the branch is from the ground so every now and then it just gives it a go to see if it gets the right branch? like a lottery?
 
Haha, "some guy."

Interesting theory Grover.

"Arborists will also try strategic breaking, or purposefully breaking a limb to repair it with a rod or glue, to get a tree growing in the right direction."

I've never heard this before; is this just in nursery trees, or is it something that is done in mature trees? Maybe it's a UK thing?
 
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Haha, "some guy."

Interesting theory Grover.

"Arborists will also try strategic breaking, or purposefully breaking a limb to repair it with a rod or glue, to get a tree growing in the right direction."

I've never heard this before; is this just in nursery trees, or is it something that is done in mature trees? Maybe it's a UK thing?

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I just read the article and have no idea where that came from? What is she talking about? IS there special arbor-glue out there?
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IS there special arbor-glue out there?
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3M has been working on a Cambium Adhesive for a long time. When CA reaches the market place we'll be able to reattach limbs that we mistakenly cut off. If CA works like they expect we might even be able to glue branches back into the inner canopy of lion's tailed trees.
 
Out there? No.

In there? Yes. Very sticky stuff. Sailors have been known to use it to caulk their leaking boats for a few millennia now.

Nature is the great provider.
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That's really cool stuff...I wonder how long you will have to reattach the severed limb.

I joke all the time with customer about how I left my wood glue at the shop.

Just imagine all the times when you came down after you asked the customer are you sure thats all you want done and they're like "You see that one limb, is there any way you can get it?" Now imagine them asking you to put it back.
 
A few years ago when I was teaching an arborculture class at a tech college one of my students really did work for 3M. His job was in the 'tape' division but he wanted to get onto the grounds crew. In order to make the transfer he needed the two year landscape tech degree.

During the middle of the semester that he was in my class his wife had their first baby. The guy was working 40 hours/week for 3M, going to school with a 70% load...and his wife has a baby. My class was at 8AM so most of the students were a little sleep-deprived...at the birthday time he was a total sleepy head.

I decided to have some fun when I was talking about pruning. The guy always sat at the front of the room. I told the class that if they fell asleep I didn't care but I wouldn't repeat the lecture that the slept through and they could NOT disturb anyone by snoring or making a spectacle of themselves :).

He nodded out..fair enough...long work/school/family hours.

I told the class that they had to be careful what the pruned off a tree because they couldn't put it back on. 3M was working on Cambium Glue but hadn't perfected it yet.

The mention of 3M penetrated the snooze and he woke up...sorta. Since he was in the front row the rest of the class started to snicker...Wha...glue...cambium...??????? Was what he mumbled. I told him that he must no know about it because it was 'across the street' in the other plant which housed 'medical products'. By now...he was a little more awake...and called 'BS' on me :)

We all had a laugh...and he went back to sleep!
 
Cool story Tom!

Sort of a derail...but not too much I hope. I've heard of that summer branch drop phenomenon. We don't have that here of course, but I do have a question for you warm weather arbs.

Do you factor in potential tree weakness in very hot weather for tie ins or wherever tree strength is an issue in your job?

I certainly think about it more in the opposite case, when the tree is frozen through.
 
I was wondering this same thing as I was climbing today Frax. I was raising the canopy for roof clearance on a sycamore at my girlfirends parents house and her dad kept commenting on the small branches I was using as my TIP. He said he couldn't believe what I trusted my life with.

Also sorry for the derail...

That's too funny Tom.
 
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Could summer branch drop be the tree trying to layer a branch into the soil as a way to reproduce new shoots? it's just that the tree does not know how high the branch is from the ground so every now and then it just gives it a go to see if it gets the right branch? like a lottery?

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I think it is caused by the heating of heavy sap flow causing an unbalanced expansion in dry weak cells thus "shooting" the limb off the tree. My experience with SLD has been with several Quercus falcata and every time the limb has been over 25" in diameter at the base, really long, and heavy. The weather has been drought conditions followed by heavy rain for a day then 100 degree weather. The limbs normally fail during mid day. the wounding is highly unusual as it looks like the limb just jump cut it self out of the tree. There was no tear or peal just a huge "pocket where the limb used to attach. Officially the weirdest thing ever.
 
I have never experienced what Jeff is talking about down here but our temp is relatively stable usually averaging 30 degrees celsius. I can say that those long heavy horizontal branches in mahogany, pride of india, flomboyant and casaurina are usually removed especially when hovering over HO roofs. They are prone to breaking off during storms rated catagory 1 and up. I usually chose higher branches to enter the canopy and all the aforementioned trees have super strong TIP down to 2" dia. Ackee trees allow a 1.5" dia TIP which is tiny but that species is really strong. Sorry for the derail.
 
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