tree has been burn really bad buy a structure fire

Well let me know if you need help posting a pic. We really need to see the extent of the damage... species of tree... all variables, to make an educated response. Welcome to the site btw.
 
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First of all...get a watering system going. The tree will be in water stress, help it out.

After that...challenging.

I've done only a couple of fire jobs over the years. Take a wait n see stance if you can. If there are portions that you know are burnt and dead its time for amputation. If there are portions that might have a chance...put the saw away and let the tree tell you how much of the food factory got destroyed.

If this is an insurance claim you're likely going to get pushed by the adjuster to do some work and settle a claim for your client. That isn't proper arborculture, that's tree cutting. Get together with your client and tell the adjuster to cool their heels.
 
Agree w Tom plus i would add 2" compost and soil over burned roots, Soil best harvested from a healthy young red oak.
then 2" woodchips.

Pics will be great. What's the diameter of the trunk?
 
Also, don't focus so much on the obvious fire damage from impinging flames that you miss the damage from radiated and convected heat. A lot of fire damaged trees show no signs of direct contact with the flames yet will show huge necrotic portions killed from radiated and convected heat the following season.
 
Ok this is about 60inch diameter an about 75 ft tall has a lager crown but one hole sideof the tree burn from top to bottom the fire was some there was coal
 
I've worked a bit on oak injury from prescribed fire in managed woodlands (see below for a few links). Hard to evaluate without *good* photos and clear definitions.

In describing the stem as badly burned on one side, does that mean bark scork/char/ or actual cambial death? That can be hard to assess. My work shows that cambial death is not necessarily associated with even severe scorch.
Was there a thick duff layer that got burned up? If so, yes, root injury is likely. If not, maybe not.

And of course if the tree is near a structure, tree survival is less important than structural integrity!

http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/39031
http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/8749
http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/8450
 
Nice trilogy there--good packaging, and by discussing energy flow, systems, and budgets, you are carrying on a very worthwhile approach to tree care. ;)

Now, if we can get a camera working...
 
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