Today....

Matias · Oct 11, 2023

Spent the last two days working this behemoth. This Hackberry was the happiest I have ever seen. The trunk didn't have any furrowed bark at all; it looked like the smoother skinlike surface that they have when they're young and vigorous, except that it's canopy was 80'+ in all directions and the trunk had to be close to 14' circumference around where we tied on the brake. My buddy got what he could from the bucket, but he and I still spent the entire second day climbing around

I'm not super proud of every cut, but on the side that got cut a little harder there was some horrific squirrel damage. That self grafted branch system was big enough the walk through it without ducking

oceans · Oct 11, 2023

The first Hackberry I ever saw was out in Ohio. Since then, I’ve been recognizing them here in New England. Very rare, but definitely here.

Matias · Oct 12, 2023

oceans said:
The first Hackberry I ever saw was out in Ohio. Since then, I’ve been recognizing them here in New England. Very rare, but definitely here.

Monumental trees makes it seem like It might be list worthy

Neill · Oct 12, 2023

Codom pine removal today. nature took the first half, I had to rig down the second

oldoakman · Oct 12, 2023

We have Hackberry's cousin, Sugarberry. They get inundated with a plant bug that turns everything under the canopy black with honey dew.

Matias · Oct 12, 2023

Neill said:
Codom pine removal today. nature took the first half, I had to rig down the second
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What's that pink 12 strand?

Matias · Oct 12, 2023

oldoakman said:
We have Hackberry's cousin, Sugarberry. They get inundated with a plant bug that turns everything under the canopy black with honey dew.

Is it aphids? They're so gross

oceans · Oct 12, 2023

Matias said:
Monumental trees makes it seem like It might be list worthy

Every one I’ve seen here is highly stunted by the salt air along the coast.

southsoundtree · Oct 12, 2023

Neill said:
Codom pine removal today. nature took the first half, I had to rig down the second
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Why did you rig down wood instead of dropping it?

Vicente · Oct 12, 2023

southsoundtree said:
Why did you rig down wood instead of dropping it?

Was wondering the same thing no way I would've rigged off of that while I was in it.

Neill · Oct 12, 2023

Matias said:
What's that pink 12 strand?

Calamine(24 strand) makes a bright lanyard

Neill · Oct 12, 2023

southsoundtree said:
Why did you rig down wood instead of dropping it?

Just rigged the branches, it was directly over their prized fig trees. Bombed all the wood. Tried to make it safer with a fishing pole rig and a remote TIP for me, plus let all the limbs run. Actually went very smooth but it was definitely nerve wracking climbing above the tear out

southsoundtree · Oct 12, 2023

Did you get a rope up high in the tree and pull it/ bounce or static test it?

Neill · Oct 13, 2023

southsoundtree said:
Did you get a rope up high in the tree and pull it/ bounce or static test it?

I considered that, but no. Could not see it from the ground much and then I was at it. So instead just looked at it for awhile and then slowly ascended

Steve Connally · Oct 13, 2023

Matias said:
Monumental trees makes it seem like It might be list worthy

Native here. One of my favorites! I think they're like prehistoric trees. I really like being in them.

Fivepoints · Oct 14, 2023

We took down a large sweat gum tree that was dropping limbs on the homeowners cars. The log weighed 6400 lbs. We were good for 11,200 due to the winch limit. The crane itself was good for 17,000.

Matias · Oct 14, 2023

That's a beautiful log. Any chance it'll get used for something? An armoire or some shelves? I cry weekly over all the beautiful wood that our local wood yard just grinds
into compost.

Fivepoints · Oct 14, 2023

Matias said:
That's a beautiful log. Any chance it'll get used for something? An armoire or some shelves? I cry weekly over all the beautiful wood that our local wood yard just grinds
into compost.

Its headed to the mill to be made into railroad ties.

Matias · Oct 14, 2023

Fivepoints said:
Its headed to the mill to be made into railroad ties.

Better than nothing I guess

Fivepoints · Oct 15, 2023

Matias said:
Better than nothing I guess

What else are you going to do with sweat gum? There's much better stuff around here to make stuff out of. I'm just glad to see it stay out of the dump. That's where most of the sweat gum ends up. No one even wants it for firewood.