Can this tree be saved

[andrewlong75]

So I have a huge, probably over 100 year old oak tree on my property. I recently noticed a very large frost crack that is exposing a hollowed out portion of the trunk. I've had 4 tree services come out, 3 of them say the tree needs to come down now and asked for $5k to bring it down. The fourth service appeared much more knowledgeable about this and other trees on my property. His belief is that the tree can be saved, the tree has other similar scars from frost cracks that it has repaired itself. After looking online, I could not find any true professional arborists in my area that could be of help. I guess my question is can the tree be saved? Is there anything I should be doing to help the tree heal? There are some mushrooms growing around the tree, which I know is a bad sign...is there any maintenance I should be doing to help the tree repair itself or make it more healthy?

 

[mikewhite85]

Yikes. That is more than a frost crack. I would take that tree down.

 

[ValleyForge]

Yikes. That is more than a frost crack. I would take that tree down.

I would add having a pro take it down, that tree is a killer….

 

[Okie]

YES, it can be saved, FOR FIREWOOD. (After it's on the ground)
Hug it after it's on the ground if you are a tree hugger.

 

[fishdrivel]

So I have a huge, probably over 100 year old oak tree on my property. I recently noticed a very large frost crack that is exposing a hollowed out portion of the trunk. I've had 4 tree services come out, 3 of them say the tree needs to come down now and asked for $5k to bring it down. The fourth service appeared much more knowledgeable about this and other trees on my property. His belief is that the tree can be saved, the tree has other similar scars from frost cracks that it has repaired itself. After looking online, I could not find any true professional arborists in my area that could be of help. I guess my question is can the tree be saved? Is there anything I should be doing to help the tree heal? There are some mushrooms growing around the tree, which I know is a bad sign...is there any maintenance I should be doing to help the tree repair itself or make it more healthy?

This tree should come done. I agree that a pro should do it.
https://extension.psu.edu/tree-diseases-that-create-hazards

 

[rwh963]

$5k! what is it, a Sequoia??

 

[Okie]

This tree should come done. I agree that a pro should do it.
https://extension.psu.edu/tree-diseases-that-create-hazards

Yep, them type of splits in a tree calls for a heads up when taking down.
Need someone who knows what they are doing and what to expect.
Can barber chair and come backwards, be aware of possible dead limbs overhead, can easily pinch a saw even though it's a leaner, just to mention few.

 

[Okie]

$5k! what is it, a Sequoia??

Wondered that myself. Must be close to a gold mine, fuel pumps in Kalif or talking to a gov't contractor.

 

[lone wolf]

$5k! what is it, a Sequoia??

Inflation!

 

[ValleyForge]

$5k! what is it, a Sequoia??

It’s the new normal everyone is talking about….lol

 

[TheJollyLogger]

Yall think 5k is too much based on those pics? We don't even know the size of the canopy, the location of any hazards, is that for full removal, or just down safe... too many variables to assess that bid from the internet.

 

[Seachaser]

“An oak spends the first half of its life growing and the last half dying.”

Quote told me by an old forester.