Post Oak Buried, Armillaria, Cracked Open
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TreEmergencyB
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hate to say it but unless the homeowner wants to spend a ton off money on a tree that i dont think will last another 20 years its time for removal...
BlackenedTimber
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you could probably fill up that crack with C4.
then all you have to do is stick in a pencil detonator.
and run.
then all you have to do is stick in a pencil detonator.
and run.
jomoco
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Just did the assessment.
What next?opcorn:
Perhaps a nice warm cup of methyl bromide can cure the pox-ridden peasant?
http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/files/repositoryfiles/ca1608p8-69916.pdf
jomoco
is that how it got its name? posts are made from it because it's
Very decay-resistant.
C4 hahahahaha :monkey:
ton of money? How much would treatments other than removal cost?
Rftreeman
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the answer lies within your own words........lol
Homes ya gotta decipher that one.
i know how much the chosen management options will cost; i already bid the work and got the goahead.
guess what we will be doing?
:monkey:
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Mike Cantolina
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If you can save that, please take sǝɹnʇɔıd!
If you can save that, please take sǝɹnʇɔıd!
gladly, and youtube too.
but first i wonder how to proceed...
Mike Cantolina
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Sorry, can't help ya. It looks like a removal candidate to me.
treevet
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Could use a better non dormant picture but it looks like the leader away from the house is 90% kaput?
Only one person is commonly recognized to be Arborist enough to raise the dead and He (notice the cap.) prob ain't gonna show for this one.
Only one person is commonly recognized to be Arborist enough to raise the dead and He (notice the cap.) prob ain't gonna show for this one.
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treevet
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I haven't heard that term in years. You Queen City guys are so German
Phil
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BlackenedTimber
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Nothing wrong with being German!
outofmytree
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If we are guessing, (and with my knowledge of mycology it would be) then is this a fungii that can be scraped away and the punky wood excised? Is there some form of fungicide that is either curative or preventative? Are there soil treatments or additivies that might help the tree regain some of its former strength? What about post treatment cabling and/or bracing to reduce risk of limb failure?
On the other hand, I would have looked at this tree, grabbed a handful of acorns and told the HO to go plant em whilst I took it down. I am not confident that I could reduce the risk of failure to a point where I could justify the price of treatments or the false confidence such work may give the HO.
Ok. Now I have stuck my neck out, please tell me what you are gonna do Guy.
On the other hand, I would have looked at this tree, grabbed a handful of acorns and told the HO to go plant em whilst I took it down. I am not confident that I could reduce the risk of failure to a point where I could justify the price of treatments or the false confidence such work may give the HO.
Ok. Now I have stuck my neck out, please tell me what you are gonna do Guy.
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Dave, the right trunk is declining, per the caption; the left trunk has good vitality. sorry i shrunk the pic too much but it is full of leaves.
If I told my clients what most of you guys advise
I would be thrown off their properties unpaid and possibly--and rightly--sued for malpractice. I'm paid to assess--this is not a free estimate.
If I told my clients what most of you guys advise
I would be thrown off their properties unpaid and possibly--and rightly--sued for malpractice. I'm paid to assess--this is not a free estimate.
jomoco
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Did you ask them how, why and when their oak tree came to be buried?
Oaks are notoriously touchy about grade changes. Probably some certified highly credentialed landscape architect could be sued for such a blunder Treeseer, rather than you?
Do you intend to determine the original grade and re-establish it along with some serious pruning?
jomoco
Oaks are notoriously touchy about grade changes. Probably some certified highly credentialed landscape architect could be sued for such a blunder Treeseer, rather than you?
Do you intend to determine the original grade and re-establish it along with some serious pruning?
jomoco
TreEmergencyB
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i said a ton on money based on im sure that tree will need extensive work for a number of years then unfournently i will need removed somtime probally in worse shape then it is now so that compared to that you only remove the tree once...
hey if you think you can help it hang on for a while then please do and inform me on how u plan on doing it because i love to learn from others with more experience then my self...
keep up the good work.
"Did you ask them how, why and when their oak tree came to be buried?
Over ten years ago; previous owner.
"Oaks are notoriously touchy about grade changes.
this is very sandy fill; i've seen oaks tolerate worse.
" Probably some certified highly credentialed landscape architect could be sued for such a blunder Treeseer, rather than you?
Ha it would be fun to pursue an LA for blunders but no this looks like an HO blunder. I would be committing malpractice if i condemned the tree without inspecting it.
"Do you intend to determine the original grade
yes that is frst, finding the flare if possible. current HO is on that job.
"and re-establish it along with some serious pruning?
no pruning needed aside from dieback; would accelerate decline imo. if enough sound roots are found then i will install a cable.
Over ten years ago; previous owner.
"Oaks are notoriously touchy about grade changes.
this is very sandy fill; i've seen oaks tolerate worse.
" Probably some certified highly credentialed landscape architect could be sued for such a blunder Treeseer, rather than you?
Ha it would be fun to pursue an LA for blunders but no this looks like an HO blunder. I would be committing malpractice if i condemned the tree without inspecting it.
"Do you intend to determine the original grade
yes that is frst, finding the flare if possible. current HO is on that job.
"and re-establish it along with some serious pruning?
no pruning needed aside from dieback; would accelerate decline imo. if enough sound roots are found then i will install a cable.
