Seems like cutting as high as possible might be better than just above live wood, and least favorable would be cutting anything live. Mitigate the risk quite substantially, while trying to work with the tree, and minding the climber's safety.
This week's park fir and the one I saw driving home...
In older growth doug firs, there is sometimes a dead standing top. At work, we have to manage hazards in campgrounds/ public access areas.
My co-worker tells me that he heard from some arborists at a conference that if the tops are punky, removing them is okay/less detrimental than if the tops...
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