Today....

[Njdelaney]

Here are some before/after pictures of a Rose of Sharon in a community space in my neighborhood. This one is about 8" diameter at the base and had 4 leaders growing out in 4 different directions at the same height. Fast growth from all the water this summer plus the winds from some crazy storms over the last week finally caused the failures of all 4 leaders(which would have happened eventually anyways without intervention) as seen in the first picture. One is laying on a telecom wire, the rest on the ground. It was about 15' tall. I removed about 5' of height all around and anything growing too laterally, crossing branches, etc. I pulled the whole thing back upright with a line and then tied each leader to it's opposite leader in a cross shape to self-support. We'll see how long it survives like this but it can't hurt to try!

 

[Njdelaney]

Here's some shots of the base after repair.

 

[Bendroctanus]

Here's some shots of the base after repair.

I am impressed.

 

[SeanRuel]

Screw it back together with stainless deck screws if you can find them long enough.

 

[Boomslang]

Big crane job yesterday in 40°C heat with 100% humidity. This was the final pick, a 8300lb silver maple log. The owners are keeping the 8ft stump to get carved.



And here's me after spending 5 hours in the back of a dump truck, removing slings, and bucking/arranging logs. It was basically an oven in there.

 

[evo]

Jackstrawed mess. Pulling back and slightly sideways leaning alders about 6 trees were involved with this uprooted hemlock. Very shallow soils in this area, I found hemlock infected with laminated root rot, annosus, and armilaria all on the same tree and on 20% of the stand! (Five acres mostly forested)

root ball was a little over 20’ wide

 

[Neill]

I hope you don’t see them, but I’m afraid eventually you will. They’re too prolific to not spread far and wide.

They don’t usually kill trees directly, but indirectly- they secrete vast quantities of clear, sticky, sweet “honeydew” which grows Sooty Mold on everything it touches. Whole trees turn black, and the leaves drop because they’re so shaded they might as well be dipped in tar.

When these pests move in to a tree, thousands will take up camp and start feeding, dripping honeydew so badly it looks and feels like it’s raining under the tree.

Their favorite tree is Ailanthus (it’s from the same area they are, so it’s a taste of home I suppose), but they like everything with a sweet sap, especially Maples and grapes. The longer they’re here though, the wider the variety of hosts we are seeing.

Saw this today coming home from a trip to Charlotte

Chunking out this maple too

 

[SeanRuel]

Renovating a hedge today. Scratchy poky snaggle and I loved it

 

[Bendroctanus]

No brush Friday. Take ‘em down, walk away. One Hackberry and one Osage.


Nothing too impressive, at least compared to what’s usually posted on this thread, but it was fun. I usually don’t share a whole lot of my work so I thought I’d contribute. The rest of you have been very generous.

 

[Wrangler]

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You’re sick

 

[oldoakman]

Keep the osage for carving and turning wood. Carvers love it.

 

[Reach]

Ok, so these pictures are actually from Wednesday, but it was so hot this week it’s taken me until now to actually be able to think up a complete sentence.

High was over 95, with a heat index of about 105, so plenty toasty. We picked two big Oaks out of a nice open back yard with a narrow gate to put the crane through, and a nice little landing zone.

Bigger tree had 65’ of trunk over 36”. About 32k lbs of trunk alone. I got to run the lift, cutting and setting some slings; talked my trainer climber through setting slings on the high leads, and he did good, especially considering the heat.

 

[VenasNursery]

Finally bit the bullet bought a set of McLaren tires and wheels
Been wanting a set for years

 

[Reach]

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Finally bit the bullet bought a set of McLaren tires and wheels
Been wanting a set for years

Looks good! Half the Amish around here use those (not allowed to have pneumatics) and I guess they do well, they just ride rough. Did you look into the Michelin Tweel? I’ve heard good things about them too, and I love their radial skid steer tires.

 

[VenasNursery]

Looks good! Half the Amish around here use those (not allowed to have pneumatics) and I guess they do well, they just ride rough. Did you look into the Michelin Tweel? I’ve heard good things about them too, and I love their radial skid steer tires.

No Cat was running a deal so ran with it

 

[27RMT0N]

Today's worksite, that's Canada in the distance. Mostly driveway clearance, small pruning, etc to prepare the house to sell. A peaceful day overall, don't get many of those.



Edit: with water on my mind, went for an evening cruise. Bald eagles, leaning madrones, excellent scenery as usual.

 

[AdkEric]

Helped an old friend and his son take down a maple looming over their hunting camp and wood shed. Starting my Sunday with the truck in 4 low to get up there was a sure sign of a good day to follow. Taught them some basic rigging/portawrap principles. Wish I had some better pics, beautiful spot in the woods.

 

[27RMT0N]

Helped an old friend and his son take down a maple looming over their hunting camp and wood shed. Starting my Sunday with the truck in 4 low to get up there was a sure sign of a good day to follow. Taught them some basic rigging/portawrap principles. Wish I had some better pics, beautiful spot in the woods.
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Looks good. I'm a west-coast-boy through and through, but I did go to college for two years in the ADK so I always appreciate your photos.

Hiking Mt Marcy in the winter for proof

 

[AdkEric]

Looks good. I'm a west-coast-boy through and through, but I did go to college for two years in the ADK so I always appreciate your photos.

Hiking Mt Marcy in the winter for proof

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Very nice! Marcy is on my to do list, as well as a few more of the high peaks.

 

[chiselbit]

Back in the Red Firs again. Was nice to get up in the higher elevation. Way too hot in the foothills