First time in a tree

[fishercat]

goodpoint.

it's yuppie BS.just like global warming.mostly it's for appearance sake.i would say some trees do not do well from it.i know oaks could care less and in a year or so you would never be able to tell.

 

[Pruitt1222]

My pops showed me how to climb on a old fashion magnolia, About a 40 footer. I climbed it for about a year just to practice climbing and trimming, However after a year it was pretty much just a trunk. It still is growing good but the bark sure looks like hell. When every one gets together for a bbq we put a friction saver in it and let the nephews try and climb it. just belay them up then back down.

 

[outofmytree]

it's yuppie BS.just like global warming.mostly it's for appearance sake.i would say some trees do not do well from it.i know oaks could care less and in a year or so you would never be able to tell.

I suggest you read anything by Alex Shigo.

Try "A New Tree Biology" page 549.

A wound is a wound. More wounds equal more potential for harm. Spikes make wounds which are perfect for holding water. Yay. A great way for rot to begin in a tree.

Do you clean your spikes with bleach or disinfectant between trees? There is another way to pass diseases from tree to tree. You expect your doctor to use a clean needle/scalpel/probe don't you?

I don't know much about weather, but this man dissected over 15,000 trees so I will take his word over anyone elses untill it is proved wrong.

 

[Boogieman142]

Found some pics of this tree, its in my woodpile now. Finally got the pics off my camera and on to the puter.