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The red would indicate immediate Decay. How much is left to actually hold that horizontal limb up? If you left a stub, one would think the decay would take a hell of a lot longer to reach that area.

I'm talking BIG yo. Like a tree a normal person would continue to remove. I'll get a pic of some examples as I run across them.

If the top was cut out to the next largest leader, would it still be standing?

Something along the lines of this tree. Is it still standing/benefiting from the dead sections? [/IMG][/IMG]

Stubs are terrible, I agree. But when the top of a large tree blows out, is it good to cut to the next branch? I'm talking 12/15" +. If a little stub of sound wood is left above the next branch, will it impede the decay from getting down below the branch and weakening the now horizontal...

I always wonder. When a big lead tears out, dies ect. Is it better to cut back to the collar or like you would with a small reduction cut. Or to leave some sort of "stub" so the decay doesn't spread below the living area as easy. I don't know.