Your least favourite tree to climb, and why.

Yes, I've found a few, myself. Always out in the woods, not urban environment. I can see why, too!
Dog? You mean "barking rat" don't you? ;)

My little doggy (she's gone, now) back in '08 when she was tipping the scales at 223 lbs...

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treehumper said:
My least favorite are saplings. Man, those things just don't support any weight!

Seriously though, I've become philosophical about it. I just look at each as representing a different set of challenges that demand specific tools and approaches. Otherwise I'd be letting the tree mindf3ck me...
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Like you said, there are so many challenges with so many different species you gotta use your head to make the job simpler. I cant think of my least favorite. I take them as they come and apply different strategies. If it was up to me every tree would be removed via bucket truck and crane lol. Most importantly work safe, work smart everyone
 
I recently removed a Cecropia tree in Costa Rica. Tall and super skinny. What I didn't realize until I was dropping the top out is that this particular tree has a symbiotic relationship with certain ants. The tree provides food for the ants and in return the ants provide protection agains any potential defoliators. There were only branches at the very top and in the time it took me to make 5 cuts I was bitten at least 40 times buy those little guys. Not super painful but very uncomfortable for sure.
 
LandonPainter said:
I recently removed a Cecropia tree in Costa Rica. Tall and super skinny. What I didn't realize until I was dropping the top out is that this particular tree has a symbiotic relationship with certain ants. The tree provides food for the ants and in return the ants provide protection agains any potential defoliators. There were only branches at the very top and in the time it took me to make 5 cuts I was bitten at least 40 times buy those little guys. Not super painful but very uncomfortable for sure.
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Another painful eye opener is a nest of rabid bees lol
 
I agree with the black locust and spruce for those reasons.
I'll also add:
Tulip poplar because they don't hinge worth a damn and that young bark can be pretty slick.
White pine, just a sappy mess!
And shagbark hickory due to making it a pain to flip a lanyard up from getting hung up on the bark, and the tendency for any hickory to beat you up with the springy small branches.
 
Date palms are pretty nasty trees. Least favorite I have worked with was a kapok tree in Hawaii. I was just a groundie at the time and couldn't imagine having to climb it. Every inch of the tree was covered in cone-like spikes all the way to the leaves. Anything covered in wild rose bushes are a pain and Grand firs around here take the cake when it comes to a sticky, sappy mess! Blue spruce has been one of my favs to climb lately but the clean up on them is not much fun. Well that's my rant and whining! Cheers!
 
In the long summer hours I have taken a two day job and put her on the ground in ten hours. I've only done this a couple of times but I never came out of the tree for a break. Schedules were tight and the jobs on the board. I know what you mean by spending time in a tree lol.
 
Fairfield said:
Any tree that was poorly planned out by the rep! I don't care how long I take to do it but when I have to gear crap about it after......... ANGER!!!!
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Instead of getting angry, I treat it as a teachable moment. Call the salesperson to come out to the job, review the specs and see if there was anything missed or if the work done exceeded the spec. You can often get from them what they thought when estimating it and then give them feedback on their assumptions. Was it access, additional limbs that met the spec higher in the canopy that were not accounted for, targets that may or may not have been present at the time the estimate was given, etc...

I look at the salesperson as an integral part of the team that needs to be kept in the loop as much if not more so than anybody else.
 
I've never had a sales rep in the tree buiss but, I did deal with one in the roofing trade. Sales reps should have the same work training as the tradesmen. This way they really know what the job entails and what it takes to get it done. They need to sell the job for what its worth and not under bid for the sale. And yes, they need to be kept in the loop by all means. They definitely can make or break a business.
 
treehumper said:
Instead of getting angry, I treat it as a teachable moment. Call the salesperson to come out to the job, review the specs and see if there was anything missed or if the work done exceeded the spec. You can often get from them what they thought when estimating it and then give them feedback on their assumptions. Was it access, additional limbs that met the spec higher in the canopy that were not accounted for, targets that may or may not have been present at the time the estimate was given, etc...

I look at the salesperson as an integral part of the team that needs to be kept in the loop as much if not more so than anybody else.
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I would love to agree with all of that but...... not happening anymore. I have tried enough times, you give up when other believe they know how to do your job better then you, yet never had done your job.
 
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