Amin_1992
ArboristSite Operative
Hi guys, thanks for the advice. I'll start by saying I have a qualified arborist coming to inspect the tree next week. They've been good to me before, but i have to admit that they've almost always recommended taking down the tree, even ones that I thought were otherwise fine and years later are still doing fine...
Anyway, first day of above freezing temperatures today after a bad cold spell here, and I looked out front to see one of our maples dropped a ton of bark. About a third of the circumference, and probably 10 ft of length. Goes up about 12 feet or so, and the bark crack goes all the way to the flare.
My guess is that this is some sort of frost crack. The tree itself looks fine, and though the canopy isn't 100% full, it seemed to be a healthy tree that has never dropped any branches or looked abnormal to me in the last 6 years of living here.
Just planning ahead, what do you think about this tree? Normally I'd be open to taking it down, as I burn firewood anyhow, but this tree is in a tricky spot. It is right on the property line, on a slope facing my house, and with no real way or space to just drop it. No way to get a lift to it either... my thought is the only way to get it down will be for someone to climb and drop it in pieces, and even then there is a lot of risk of the logs landing and rolling toward the house and our landscaping.
Photos attached. Curious what you guys think. Thanks!
Anyway, first day of above freezing temperatures today after a bad cold spell here, and I looked out front to see one of our maples dropped a ton of bark. About a third of the circumference, and probably 10 ft of length. Goes up about 12 feet or so, and the bark crack goes all the way to the flare.
My guess is that this is some sort of frost crack. The tree itself looks fine, and though the canopy isn't 100% full, it seemed to be a healthy tree that has never dropped any branches or looked abnormal to me in the last 6 years of living here.
Just planning ahead, what do you think about this tree? Normally I'd be open to taking it down, as I burn firewood anyhow, but this tree is in a tricky spot. It is right on the property line, on a slope facing my house, and with no real way or space to just drop it. No way to get a lift to it either... my thought is the only way to get it down will be for someone to climb and drop it in pieces, and even then there is a lot of risk of the logs landing and rolling toward the house and our landscaping.
Photos attached. Curious what you guys think. Thanks!
