Historic Willow Oak taken out

[treeseer]

Hey Dan, Mr. Huggins was the reporter who wrote the article in the local paper. You're right tho; I should amend it and also send that as a letter to the editor.

 

[Dadatwins]

Good letter Guy, but searching the city of Decatur city web site I find no reference of the city having a tree division or tree maintainence program for city trees which makes me think it is all contracted out on a 'as needed' basis. Most likely the low bidder gets the work, regardless of qualifications. Citizens of the city may be upset, but without a qualified staff, or better qualified consultants to look at the trees and make informed decisions they will be at the mercy of any hack & slash tree company or inspector that cries wolf.

 

[Elmore]

More on Decatur Trees

Here is another article in todays Decatur Daily, pertaining to the trees of that community. May God help them.
http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/051010/trees.shtml

and here is a short editorial on the subject, dated 10-6-05
http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/opinion/editorials/051006b.shtml

 

[Elmore]

Just in...Front Page

Master Arborist stirs up hornets nest...heh heh heh...way to go Guy.
Publicity...Publicity...Publicity
http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/051016/trees.shtml

 

[Dadatwins]

Now that is cool, hope some changes come from some questions that are being asked. Looks like the idea is there, but it has been on the back burner since 1996? Hopefully more folks with some commitment will step forward and take control.
By the way a search of Mr. Rye as a certified arborist shows no results, which does not mean he is not one, but if he is not and advertises as one could mean large fine and more problems for the community. The one thing I have seen the ISA fiercly protect is its logo and correct use of it.

 

[treeseer]

I looked up Rye and saw "Arthia" in AL so that's probly him. A forester first, with little experience rating risk imo, if he condemns 73 of 122 willow oaks with branch issues.
The note on citizen involvement is telling; no one shows up for Urban Forestry mtgs. See what apathy brings?

 

[Elmore]

Hey Guy...you didn't use my name, did you (gulp)

 

[treeseer]

Hey Guy...you didn't use my name, did you (gulp)

Yes I told them it was that knife-wielding, cut=happy loonytunes Mr. Elmore. Are you one of the jokers who doesn't attend those meetings? O that's right, you don't even live there, what are you worried about?

Any followup pieces in the paper? Mr. Rye never returned my call, he must be busy making Red X's.

 

[texasnative]

How many want to bet that the worker who nearly got smacked started making lawsuit noises about the 'trauma' of the near miss, and the arborist was told up front what his recommendation should be?

I don't gamble, but here's ten bucks. What a shame that a tree like that be taken down. Based on the photo, it looks like it could have been managed.

 

[Elmore]

Then

July 17, 2005

 

[Elmore]

Now

Three months later...Monday October 17, 2005.
The cavity is not very extensive. Probably not more than thirty inches up and down and about 15' in diameter. That's my Penny Whistle, about 10 " long, used as a reference.

 

[Elmore]

Monday 10-17-05

More photos made on Monday. That woman is not a professional model. That's Susan. A local landscape design consultant who just happened to drop by when I was making these shots.

 

[Dadatwins]

So now instead of having a supposed dangerous tree in the park dropping limbs, they leave gigantic logs for kids to climb on and fall off, and a huge tree stump to trip on and drop trash into. That place is truly screwed up.

 

[Tree Machine]

All because the tree dropped a limb, doing naturally what trees do as they age, just as they have for millions of years.

This tree should have been saved. Good pictures, Elmore.

 

[Pilsnaman]

I have yet to see or read one piece of evidence leading me to believe this tree required removal. MAKES ME SICK!

 

[tree108]

should have removed the park!!!!!!!! instead of the tree!!!!!!!

 

[Mike Barcaskey]

So now instead of having a supposed dangerous tree in the park dropping limbs, they leave gigantic logs for kids to climb on and fall off, and a huge tree stump to trip on and drop trash into. That place is truly screwed up.

wow Dadatwins, I guess you keep your kids locked up safe in their rooms.
Dont go outside the sky is falling!

that's the kind of comment that exemplifies the "sissification of the USA"

and you can thank the bureacrats, liberals and lawyers for having to take out that tree

 

[treeseer]

you can thank the bureacrats, liberals and lawyers for having to take out that tree

mike, the Rush Limbaugh of AS.

First off, you're way off in jumping on Dada, and if you read his posts you'd know.
The persons involved here are the underinformed forester who calls the shots because no one in the area who knows any better will step up in a meaningful role. If you want to look at the bigger picture, it's an arboriculture industry that remains grafted to its forestry roots.

YOur other targets are pawns who are beside the game. Every tree guy who sells the removal of a tree that has many safe useful years left if cared for is more responsible. Bureaucrats and lawyers are easy to pick on, but they follow more than lead.

 

[stehansen]

I was at a tree conference here and the Modesto CA Urban forestry manager said the same thing that Dadatwins was talking about that potential liability governs many tree decisions.

 

[rebelman]

hug a tree

We should value each and every tree. That tree did not need to go. Same as everywhere else, in Cherokee Village Arkansas, four of the same species were removed unwisely. In little rock some were topped by a ground maintenance crew. Sometimes it's a nursery owner gets the contract to replant, or maybe a county judge needed firewood. Maybe a brother in law owned a chainsaw, or a mayor had a bad experience as a child. I beseech all municipalities to join the National Arbor Day Foundation for a nominal fee.