I'm within the Minneapolis area but not actually living in that city. Deadwood and suckers is just a general definition, there's crossing and rubbing limbs, limbs that grow too heavy and thick so they're a potential hazard for splitting at the crotch. Branches on elms that are flagging so like cancer you remove a major portion in the hopes that disease doesn't reach the healthy wood.
There are a ton of builders in the world but you need demolition experts as well, great removalists are not hacks, some of us just don't enjoy the tedium of crawling, scrambling all over a tree for maybe a quarter of what we'd make to remove it. I'm also a hell of asset when there's storm damage, which is a completely different animal.
Exactly.
Most of us can climb without spurs so we do more than removals
no need to crawl or scramble when you know what you're doing.
It's a figure of speech I spend most of my time walking through the canopy because I tie in high, But I'd much rather remove a large branch than have to tediously prune all the detriments to it. I'd put my ability to scale most trees up against a guy setting a line w/throw bag and foot locking to the top any day.Most of us can climb without spurs so we do more than removals
I usually talk them out of that, it's a lot of work ugly results, sometimes it's harder than removing it, once in a while you get older customer who says I had it done years ago, now they want reduce the height again, I'm like it's your tree, your money. Unless they're really specific I try to drop crotch them, but you know what it's like if they want it a certain height.
It's only a golden goose if its a rarity, if everyone has one, then eggs become worth very little. If companies want specialize in tree care I'll be happy to specialize in removals.
