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I have this Oak in my front yard that I want to try to save while also preventing from collapsing on our house. I just want to say I have had 2 different certified Arborists come out, but neither of them emphasize whatsoever on the extent of the rot. Got quoted $2800 to trim 25%, and $4500 for removal; the 4.5k is a lot for me to dish out in my current situation, and I would hate go through the trouble of trimming it down just to be forced to remove it in the near future. Most importantly, the last thing I need is the tree to fall on our house. I'm looking for professional opinions on the possibility of removing the entire dominant branch extended towards the house in an attempt to salvage the tree and avoid any damage to the house from splitting at the "v". The hole shown in the "v" is 8" with another 4" extending under the bark. The Branch is roughly 20" at the base, and the whole trunk is 3'.I was able to fit a broom handle through the openeing in the "v" and out of a 2" hole on the opposite side (shown below). [ATTACH=full]1122173[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1122168[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1122169[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1122170[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1122171[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1122172[/ATTACH]
I have this Oak in my front yard that I want to try to save while also preventing from collapsing on our house. I just want to say I have had 2 different certified Arborists come out, but neither of them emphasize whatsoever on the extent of the rot. Got quoted $2800 to trim 25%, and $4500 for removal; the 4.5k is a lot for me to dish out in my current situation, and I would hate go through the trouble of trimming it down just to be forced to remove it in the near future. Most importantly, the last thing I need is the tree to fall on our house. I'm looking for professional opinions on the possibility of removing the entire dominant branch extended towards the house in an attempt to salvage the tree and avoid any damage to the house from splitting at the "v". The hole shown in the "v" is 8" with another 4" extending under the bark. The Branch is roughly 20" at the base, and the whole trunk is 3'.
I was able to fit a broom handle through the openeing in the "v" and out of a 2" hole on the opposite side (shown below). [ATTACH=full]1122173[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=full]1122168[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1122169[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1122170[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1122171[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1122172[/ATTACH]
