How'd it go today?

[stig]

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What are you killing? What kind of spray do they allow in CommieLand? Europe in general is not too fond of Round up I think.

Weeds between our newly planted trees.
Round-up is WIDELY used in agriculture here.

 

[FireFighterZero]

I have a couple others Gary, but that one is my favorite.

 

[Burnham]

Nice tree, Jim.

 

[cory]

Jumbos tree needs a haircut

 

[FireFighterZero]

Really? Your not just saying that to get a rise out of me?

 

[MasterBlaster]

I would want the house exposed more.

It could use a gentle trim.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Just a nice thinning and lacing .... pretty Lil thing.

 

[Chris E]

unsure what lacing is in trim terms, I'd give it a bit of a crown lift. Sorry about the black blob...

 

[cory]

Indeed, a little raising, get it back from encroaching on the driveway, probably a little thinning to help the looks, storm worthiness, and health. 15 min and you good to go.

 

[Chris E]

yeah, maybe cleanup the internals and open up the structure a bit. By all accounts Jim is flat out with income generating operations but it would make for an interesting little project, considering we talk a bit about trees around here

 

[Burnham]

Nay say I. Leave her be. Low limbs are cool.

 

[FireFighterZero]

How would I pick the apples then?

Or more accurately, how would my children and wife pick the apples then? They are pretty short.

 

[FireFighterZero]

I would want the house exposed more.

It could use a gentle trim.

If I made the tree smaller you would be able to tell how small my house is.

 

[Burnham]

Leave it be, Jim.

Show an arborist a tree and they will tell you what needs to be cut off it .

 

[pantheraba]

Agree...and low limbs help the kids climb.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Leave it be, Jim.

Show an arborist a tree and they will tell you what needs to be cut off it .

Haha! Good point, I had not considered that.

 

[Chris E]

Jim did you say a while back that you enjoyed mowing underneath the tree?

 

[SeanKroll]

Look for bad forks. Easy cable and brace if needed.

Support fruit load with props (2x4s or some handy, cut branches) if breakage is a concern.

 

[SeanKroll]

Well, this happened

 

[Mick!]

Is that a good or bad happening? Meaning are you the cause or the remedy?

 

[SeanKroll]

Microburst

 

[SeanKroll]

Uprooted Doug-fir. 6' root hole. I set up a trickle on the root wad. Surprised it didn't flop back down when cut free. Hopefully saturating the root wad will weigh it down enough and soften the soil as well, resulting in a flopped back over stump, tomorrow.

The mini loader will help

 

[DMc]

Nay say I. Leave her be. Low limbs are cool.

Yes, this would be my advice also.

 

[Steve Mack]

Mine as well, I talk people out of doing that quite often. And do myself out of money but next time I go past I'm glad I did.

Sunday and it's getting cold, split some wood and planted some chili plants were the frost shouldn't get them.

 

[Chris E]

I just assumed he was considering it, I'd advise he does as he pleases