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We don't know more than an 'after' shot, but the trees in the background look like they got the same treatment a few years back.
The cuts are near growth points.
Are those pecans? Silvers?
Can't comment without info.
 
Could be a silver I'll have to go back and look. I think it's DIY with a JLG or maybe that guy from down south took a vacation.

Trees in background were not topped like that. I see lots of chopped up maples around here tho.
 
The only humane thing to do with those is to ring them close to the ground, removing the bark and cambrium in a six inch swath. Let them die quickly, so they can become excellent woodpecker habitat. Nothing else will let them hang on to a shred of dignity in death, short of dipping them in bronze and calling it art.
 
JKays are those willow oaks? A sad waste of canopy, but perfectly restorable. "Dignity" is highly subjective, and too often shortsighted. Nothing dignified about a stump.

Trees in background were not topped like that...

I put a yellow line where they cut last time. Looks pretty similar doesn't it?View attachment 31399
 

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Just learned about retrenchment not too long ago could these trees recover with this method?

 

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The trees will retrench, and regenerate a new crown. It would take a bit of work and a long time to get them right again. 6"+ flat cuts internodal; yuk.

crash I'm not sure what you mean by retrenchment. It looks like the oak in the vid needed root work; not sure what all that extra cutting and wounding is all about; nothing to do with retrenchment really, just making more rot is all.
 
I was trying to figure out what I mean't myself, very new territory for me...I did find this though.
Isn’t retrenching the same as restoration? Not exactly. “Restoration: selective pruning to redevelop structure, form and appearance of severely pruned, vandalized, or damaged trees.” But old age isn’t really damage, and restoration indicates that the tree will grow back toward its previous dimensions. Retrenchment is a natural process. Retrenchment pruning selectively develops a new and smaller structure, form and appearance. Both processes develop over time, but a retrenched tree is not expected to approach its mature dimensions. As Ted Green put it, the tree is growing downward.
 
Crash, the article you're linking was written by the guy (the Guy) you're replying to. He's the king of retrenching in north america.
 

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