Terms unique to arboriculture

[Suuz]

Would you guys be so kind and give a description of what the unique word describes? Because to me, it's abracadabra.

 

[Suuz]

Assholes (in rope): Hockles

Can you describe what it is in rope that this word refers to?

 

[evo]

Can you describe what it is in rope that this word refers to?

I’ve heard ‘hockles’ described as two separate distinct situations.
1) where a 3 strand rope experiences twisting in the opposing direction, opening up the lay and each of the tree twisting on themselves.

2) when a rope becomes so twisted that it starts coiling around itself. Which is a bit of a misnomer hockles are a twisted lay rope thing.

 

[evo]

Would you guys be so kind and give a description of what the unique word describes? Because to me, it's abracadabra.

What word are you referring to?

 

[Suuz]

What word are you referring to?

This question I meant in general, because without a description every unique arboricultural word in English is abracadabra (common English used in the arboricultural practice I can figure out, most of the times).

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Could treebuzz affect change with a definitions page?

TreeBuzz.com/wiki/terms. Sorta…

 

[southsoundtree]

School-marm

A term that is seen as inappropriate in some circles.

School marms/ school teachers were required to be chaste/ without children, back in the day.

Two stems, tightly pressed together.

 

[southsoundtree]

I’ve heard ‘hockles’ described as two separate distinct situations.
1) where a 3 strand rope experiences twisting in the opposing direction, opening up the lay and each of the tree twisting on themselves.

2) when a rope becomes so twisted that it starts coiling around itself. Which is a bit of a misnomer hockles are a twisted lay rope thing.

Repeated runs in A portawrap, without changing direction (cw/ ccw/cw/ccw), while keeping the end in the bag or pile seem to hockle a braided rope, too.

Getting the standing end off the ground allows it to untwist.

Twisted ropes are only meant to wrap one- direction, however I forget which. I very rarely use twisted rope with a POW, but natural-crotch Treemaster all day (not for lack of braided ropes).

 

[evo]

Repeated runs in A portawrap, without changing direction (cw/ ccw/cw/ccw), while keeping the end in the bag or pile seem to hockle a braided rope, too.

Getting the standing end off the ground allows it to untwist.

Twisted ropes are only meant to wrap one- direction, however I forget which. I very rarely use twisted rope with a POW, but natural-crotch Treemaster all day (not for lack of braided ropes).

I technically don’t think this is accurate, braided ropes don’t unlay when twisted the wrong direction. We do commonly refer to double braid twisted pig tails has hockling though.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Pig tail=hockles=ass holes

 

[evo]

Pig tail=hockles=ass holes

Moving rope/stationary rope=who give a f, get the job done safely.

 

[evo]

I think one unique term, perhaps even just to this site…. Just Murph it

 

[southsoundtree]

I technically don’t think this is accurate, braided ropes don’t unlay when twisted the wrong direction. We do commonly refer to double braid twisted pig tails has hockling though.

I'm talking about twists, not coming apart.

 

[RogerM]

"punky" "barber chair" "salami cut" "cookies" "butt rot" ?

 

[Suuz]

"punky" "barber chair" "salami cut" "cookies" "butt rot" ?

Barber chair... when the tree splits in length when felling a tree?

 

[southsoundtree]

Yes.

 

[evo]

"punky" "barber chair" "salami cut" "cookies" "butt rot" ?

I’d say the bulk of those terms are fairly universal amongst anyone that works with trees..

 

[Suuz]

But what does 'punky', 'salami cut', 'cookies' and 'butt rot' mean?

 

[evo]

Punky= wood quality or decayed wood

Salami= cutting straight through without a face cut to get the piece to slip off. Frequently used to free hung up trees. Lots of caution as this can be dangerous

Cookies= cutting thin cross sections. Commonly used to push off large diameter wood, or for rolling and loading heavy wood.

Butt rot= basal decay, root rot that has progressed up the bole.

 

[MA Arborist]

Mouse ear=an improper pruning cut near the branch collar. (Looks like a mouse’s ear because it was cut at a bad angle).