Tree Lady
Participating member
- Location
- Dunsmuir, Far Northern Cal.
What would you do?
- Thread starter Tree Lady
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- Retired in Minneapolis
Send a written estimate with your recommendation via Certified Mail. Take LOTS of pictures. Write down every word of every conversation.
guymayor
Branched out member
- Location
- East US, Earth
Why would they? Someone already lopped off most of that stem. Looks like a lot of response growth, added over the years.
Rooted.Tree.Solutions
Branched out member
- Location
- Elkhart, IN
From what I can see from the picture, the tree seems fairly small and wouldn’t necessarily do much damage in the event of a failure. If they want to keep it suggest heavy reduction pruning and make it as safe as possible for them.
Oddly enough, many people have emotional connections with their trees. You just never know how a client may be connected to a tree and I often will ask. On one occasion, there was a large Maple in the backyard posing serious threats to the house and the patio where the client spent a lot of time. When they insisted on keeping the tree I asked, “I’m curious why you love this tree so much, would you mind sharing?” They then proceeded to tell me about their kids and how they would swing on a rope swing from the tree and how they used to climb it all the time. They felt like if they lost their tree they would lose a connection with their kids. We heavily reduced the outer crown, installed some cabling and left it for them to enjoy.
Oddly enough, many people have emotional connections with their trees. You just never know how a client may be connected to a tree and I often will ask. On one occasion, there was a large Maple in the backyard posing serious threats to the house and the patio where the client spent a lot of time. When they insisted on keeping the tree I asked, “I’m curious why you love this tree so much, would you mind sharing?” They then proceeded to tell me about their kids and how they would swing on a rope swing from the tree and how they used to climb it all the time. They felt like if they lost their tree they would lose a connection with their kids. We heavily reduced the outer crown, installed some cabling and left it for them to enjoy.
Reach
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Atglen, PA
I would want to see a lot more to make a call on that tree, just one picture is not enough. If the tree is still structurally sound enough, bolting the two codominant stems together would likely be a good idea, but again, many more pictures and an assessment by a qualified arborist would be a good idea.
Salix discolor/ pussy willow?
That stub will probably get some sucker growth and maybe give the illusion to the homeowner that it’s not so ugly
The weight is gone from the part that looks like it would’ve been a hazard and there’s not a good spot really to cut.
That stub will probably get some sucker growth and maybe give the illusion to the homeowner that it’s not so ugly
The weight is gone from the part that looks like it would’ve been a hazard and there’s not a good spot really to cut.
CjM
Participating member
- Location
- Sacramento, CA
I would look down. Growing on a fence line near foundations, I bet the roots need some looking at. I see some shrubs, is there deep mulch?
Some root/root collar investigation, and probably some structural pruning to try to prevent the growth structure becoming worse.
Some root/root collar investigation, and probably some structural pruning to try to prevent the growth structure becoming worse.
Tree Lady
Participating member
- Location
- Dunsmuir, Far Northern Cal.
Tree was 60 feet high. A (silver?) maple. Three main leaders. First one 5 feet up (8" diameter). Second one (10" diameter) had bark inclusion starting 6 feet up and curled wound wood and a hollow for the next four feet.
We removed the 10" leaders. I wanted to do something different.
I was a little peeved, because my tree partner bid this tree and made the desicion about what to do with it without me. I was just ground support on this one. But, I had a bad feeling about it all day. Something better could have been done.
The leader on the right was over the building (a hotel.)
That's our stub, removed.
Not over mulched. Irrigated.
We removed the 10" leaders. I wanted to do something different.
I was a little peeved, because my tree partner bid this tree and made the desicion about what to do with it without me. I was just ground support on this one. But, I had a bad feeling about it all day. Something better could have been done.
The leader on the right was over the building (a hotel.)
That's our stub, removed.
Not over mulched. Irrigated.
Treezybreez
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Lancaster, SC
Silver Maples are garbage, so if it was my hotel... Plan B. would be to take it back to the healthy looking trunk on the left. Decay is going to spread down the middle of the codom anyways.
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