Crown reduction or topping

[ropensaddle]

hey saddle what is the timeline for storm damaged tree death, unrepaired? say 25% 50% and 75% damage.

Good question my answer would be depends on many variables
trees with much damage do indeed survive. Go to the old woods like at least double canopy jungle and you will see trees that have healed from past wounds. Species, trees health prior to damage etc. all come into the equation. Keep in mind the root system is paramount to a trees health so if it were flood damage,would the tree have a better or worse chance if half the root ball were exposed; Or a better chance after damaging winds breaking half its food factories off?

 

[ClimbinArbor]

no flooding but some rootballs are more than likely a little rolled under. but for now lets just say healthy rootsim thinking in a year the most heavily damaged of trees will be marketable for removal. and then maybe a year after that about the same number or more for all damaged trees. we are still talking unrepaired here of course. i personally think that one could find dead trees for 5 years probably 10.

 

[ropensaddle]

no flooding but some rootballs are more than likely a little rolled under. but for now lets just say healthy rootsim thinking in a year the most heavily damaged of trees will be marketable for removal. and then maybe a year after that about the same number or more for all damaged trees. we are still talking unrepaired here of course. i personally think that one could find dead trees for 5 years probably 10.

When you say repaired do you mean pruned? I would say if they
are put on a good plant health care program doing only what is needed,
yes; they have a greater chance. I still have seen severe damage far
from mans normal reach that the trees healed fine and over twenty
years have passed. Nature is strange and will heal on its own but
proper care can speed it up.

 

[kennertree]

Do they kill because of the trenching involved or something that is less obvious?

Trenching usually will damage or kill a tree, but there is a way to trench and not harm roots. An airspade can be used and you can tunnel under roots, or the trench can be done outside the critical root zone.