Maple Tree Question

[ianwhite]

Florel???? LOL

 

[Evan_C]

It's a shame because we have a really nice red maple out front that is doing very well. It was pruned properly when it was younger luckily. I was thinking about asking them to removethe maple out back down and maybe put a spruce or a smaller diameter pine in it's place since these backyards are so tiny.

 

[NickfromWI]

I know that I'd be cabling that tree in 5 or 10 years.

 

[mdvaden]

I know that I'd be cabling that tree in 5 or 10 years.

Save it for Nick ... he needs the money.

LOL

Did it get cut down yet?

 

[treelooker]

Some maples are genetically predisposed to form wide angled forks and stable structures for long-term assets, in the hands of arborists like Rope. Some are born to form tight crotches that lead to splitting issues. This looks like one, so the maleficent murderers here may actually be right for a change. Replacement should be considered due to that tragic flaw in its DNA, NOT its species. But,

If the objective is shade and long-term health and safety, select one stem to stay and gradually remove the other two.

If the objective includes short-term screen, retain the three trunks. In either case, the codom/splitting issue might be mitigated by Wulkowiczian surgery shown in the first panel here:

View attachment Response Growth after Pruning 150810.pdf

 

[stig]

I wonder how that type takes to pollarding?
It has about the right size to find out.