Couldn't talk her out of it

[suprherosndwch]

Well, tomorrow I do something horrible. I have to butcher a limb on a otherwise nice looking sycamore tree. The lady had a large limb blow out of it this spring, and is now worried about the limb that is over her house. Everything in the tree is sound, the windstorm that broke it was a freak storm that broke and uprooted a lot of trees around town. I told her if it had survived that wind, it is a pretty safe tree, but, i can understand, she doesn't want if hitting her house. So, I talked her out of topping the whole thing, and just cutting the one limb over her house back. Unfortunately, somebody in the past liontailed the limb, and I don't have any good laterals to cut back to. So, it's basically a single limb top job. The worst part. This lady live next door to me, i'll have to look at that stupid branch until me or the tree dies.

 

[tomtrees58]

small tree not to bad 1 hrs climbing you cant kill them tom trees

 

[ASD]

I can see cutting it at the yellow mark. It looks like it's been cut there before maybe ten or fifteen years ago and has grown back. Of course the sprouts from the cut will need to be managed over the years.

+1 Good place to head it back to.

 

[ropensaddle]

Well sorry guys but if that tree was not even damaged I would
cut that sob out of my yard. Sycamores are toxic I hate the :censored:
I would leave it if it were a hundred yards from my house but not close
sneeze, gag and wheeze and sometime puke not on my turf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Canyonbc]

In Sonoma County it is common to Pollard Sycamores.. and where TreeCo pointed out looks like you could pollard at least the one of the leaders and the one facing toward the house..

They are def. toxic

 

[KRS]

Ya, I'd "upsell" your service by letting her know about the toxicity; maybe you can get a tree removal job rather than limb removal.

Tell her the truth and let her make that decision.

KRS

 

[ropensaddle]

Ya, I'd "upsell" your service by letting her know about the toxicity; maybe you can get a tree removal job rather than limb removal.

Tell her the truth and let her make that decision.

KRS

+1 and always include the toxic waste charge!

 

[Mikecutstrees]

How are sycamores toxic? I have never heard that before..... thanks.... Mike

 

[pdqdl]

Some folks are irritated by the sawdust, pollen, whatever. I have heard this from a lot of climbers, but sycamore has never bothered me.

But then, neither does poison ivy, poison oak, bee stings, stinging nettles, etc. I'm very lucky that way.

Maybe you're lucky enough to not be bothered by sycamore.

 

[kennertree]

It only bothers me when I chip it.

 

[Mikecutstrees]

Is it a respiratory irritant to the people who are susceptable? It never has bothered me, chipping or cutting though. Interesting though.... Mike

 

[Canyonbc]

Is it a respiratory irritant to the people who are susceptable? It never has bothered me, chipping or cutting though. Interesting though.... Mike

It bugs me in the spring with the pollen and when chipped...

 

[appalachianarbo]

I've only been bothered by the little hairs on the back of the leaves. Cutting, chipping, and raking. They kill me.

 

[pbtree]

+1 Good place to head it back to.

I agree....

 

[pbtree]

I've only been bothered by the little hairs on the back of the leaves. Cutting, chipping, and raking. They kill me.

True - that is why I always refer to them as sick some mores....

 

[B-Edwards]

Well sorry guys but if that tree was not even damaged I would
cut that sob out of my yard. Sycamores are toxic I hate the :censored:
I would leave it if it were a hundred yards from my house but not close
sneeze, gag and wheeze and sometime puke not on my turf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I with ya on this , I hate those sob's. But they do look OK pollard-ed

 

[B-Edwards]

Ya, I'd "upsell" your service by letting her know about the toxicity; maybe you can get a tree removal job rather than limb removal.

Tell her the truth and let her make that decision.

KRS

Let her chip a limb or two, she will agree

 

[pdqdl]

I with ya on this , I hate those sob's. But they do look OK pollard-ed

I've never seen one pollarded. In fact, I've never seen a pollarded tree in our area. Lots of topped trees, though.

Got any pics?

 

[B-Edwards]

I've never seen one pollarded. In fact, I've never seen a pollarded tree in our area. Lots of topped trees, though.

Got any pics?

I do have some photos but they are in books. The trees that keep coming to mind , went to a continuing education class at Wake Forrest university and remember seeing them there or very close maybe Reynolda house or something like that. They do this a lot in Europe also. It seems a pretty good way compared to topping to maintain a trees size.

 

[Rftreeman]

I'd just cut that whole lead off.........