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NeTree
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Give it a basal pruning and replant.
Cabling the Cracking Maple
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MasterBlaster
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Hear hear! 
treelooker
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I don't hear a reason to Give it a basal pruning and replant. The expense would be high.Hear hear!
Darin we have a lot of sweetgum here, but I don't see how they're harder to cable than maple...?
"Assuming no decay inside the cracked area. Then Cable it and reduce both sides over the course of several years."
Both sides need to be reduced immediately because they are failing. There is bound to be some decay in the cracked area--what then?
"well if you havent even seen the tree in person it may not even be an option. the angles may be waaay off for a support system to be effective"
The picture shows enough of the trunk angles to see that cabling is an option. If they are spitting apart they are in approximately the same line. But if it doesn't look feasible when i get there, I'll go do something else. Can't fix em all.
arborworks1
Treehouser
I agree they need to be reduced now. But then you can thin it out somemore over the next 3 years and it might turn out good all around.
Of course there is that always gut feeling to get the big saws out.
Of course there is that always gut feeling to get the big saws out.
MasterBlaster
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I do believe this tree has cast a spell over Guy.
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NeTree
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In cabling situations like this, if it is determined to go with that option, it is important to maintain a moderate density of the crown so that both cabled trunks will move more in unison under wind load. This will be accomplished with reduction, care being given to not remove those annoying interior limbs.
Dave
treelooker
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"I do believe this tree has cast a spell over Guy."
I do believe that the intoxicating smell of 2-cycle in the morning and sawdust lust have inflamed the passions of mb and ne.
Dave and aw i promise the tree will not be gutted or thinned now.
I do believe that the intoxicating smell of 2-cycle in the morning and sawdust lust have inflamed the passions of mb and ne.
Dave and aw i promise the tree will not be gutted or thinned now.
arborworks1
Treehouser
Guy I think you should trust your own judgement, Yoo sir Have way more experience than I and most others here. I just pipe up when asked.
treesandsurf
Treehouser
No need to doubt your self arborworks... just because one person says one thing, doesn't make it absolute truth.
It's often easier to defer to someone with 'more experience' than to think for ourselves.
jp
It's often easier to defer to someone with 'more experience' than to think for ourselves.
jp
Paul B
I dig hammocks.
no need to save all trees but I do recognize the attempt to save those trees that may benefit from such saving.
treelooker
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And that is the absolute truth!
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NeTree
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I do believe that the intoxicating smell of 2-cycle in the morning and sawdust lust have inflamed the passions of mb and ne.
Hell ya!
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
I suppose it's a noble thought to try and cable that thing ,bolt it togther ,what ever .
Once a maple or any tree gets rotten inside like that it's only a matter of time before it falls .It could be on somebodys noggin .
It have maple a tad smaller than that which is split open in a crotch .It's gonna get turned into firewood this fall and a white oak or hickory put in it's place .
Once a maple or any tree gets rotten inside like that it's only a matter of time before it falls .It could be on somebodys noggin .
It have maple a tad smaller than that which is split open in a crotch .It's gonna get turned into firewood this fall and a white oak or hickory put in it's place .
arborworks1
Treehouser
No need to doubt your self arborworks... just because one person says one thing, doesn't make it absolute truth.
It's often easier to defer to someone with 'more experience' than to think for ourselves.
jp
No doubts.
Ground control to Major Tom ???
Installing a cable to prevent failure is like installing a sprinkler system to protect a paper mache collection.
treelooker
Treehouser
How will it decrease risk is my honest question ? I've been giving the whole cabling issue a whole lotta head space in the last couple o' days.
In a perfect world, 9 out of 10 cabling jobs could've been avoided with proper tree care. Are we putting our energy & knowledge in the right place ? I don't mean to be fatalistic or negative, but I think it's very important that we're clear with ourselves & our customers as to what can be realistically achieved with cabling.
In a perfect world, 9 out of 10 cabling jobs could've been avoided with proper tree care. Are we putting our energy & knowledge in the right place ? I don't mean to be fatalistic or negative, but I think it's very important that we're clear with ourselves & our customers as to what can be realistically achieved with cabling.
T
Tom Dunlap
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treelooker
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sotc
Dormant hero!!
3500 feet of cable in the Wye oak?!!!
treelooker
Treehouser
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maybe shoulda pruned it more and cabled less?
treelooker
Treehouser
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so is human life, per your bible quote; what's your point?
Cables can last for decades with no upkeep expense. Often the most cost-effective structural treatment possible.
