How to DESTROY a REDWOOD TREE
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- It happens every day in every city across the nation and around the world. Tree workers that don't know what they are doing or why they are doing it are causing damage. Trees are being destroyed and the ONLY way it can possibly stop, is through education. Help me. Spread the word. forward my videos on social media. SAVE OUR TREES!
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These kind of things happen all the time. I see this a lot here in germany. Some homeowners are just arguing that their tree is to tall. I always wonder, to tall for what? It`s just growing in its normal form and shape, don`t top it or you will create a never ending "costruction site". You can teach some owners but some won`t give a damn. They just want you to shorten the tree, no matter what.
PaddyPatrone judging by your image, you must be a pilot?
Yes its so stupid. Most trees react to topping by shooting up several leaders that grow twice as fast and also have more tendancy to break and fall down. Its also a open door for fungi to attack the tree shorting its life. And maybe most important of all the tree looks like shit.
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I love watching your videos Blair. It is a great way to disseminate the wealth of knowledge and experience that you have acquired over a long working career. Well done sir!
Agent Bertram I'll keep going as long as I'm able!
From the city Arborist
I went to the property and spoke to both the contractor and the owner. A photo of the tree is attached.
The contractor was operating without a license to work in Saratoga, and came in this morning to apply for a business license. Lori was unable to take in the application because the contractor did not have workman’s compensation insurance. The contractor left with an understanding that he needs to obtain a workman’s compensation policy in order to work in Saratoga.
The owner was given an application for a permit after the fact. He said that he was responding to a letter from the fire department that said his redwood was touching his roof and needed to be pruned away from it. I’ve asked for a copy of the letter. He has come in to apply for a permit after the fact. His conditions on the permit are to put a security deposit on the tree for one year in the amount of $4,150, and to have an ISA-certified arborist evaluate his tree and provide conditions of approval. The owner will provide me with the recommendations and I will determine his mitigation protocol.
I explained to both the owner and the contractor Saratoga’s rules for tree pruning in the city.
arboristBlairGlenn
Are you saying that the home owner has to get permission from the city to have work done on his or her tree? Say you want to add on to your house and a 100ft redwood is in the way at that point do you have to get approval from the city to remove it?
Yes
What happens if qualified tree guy advises owner to remove a tree and home owner wants it gone but city arb thinks some TLC will keep this tree around for a while.
City Arborist asks for report from a Certified Arborist explains why.
So the city can force a homeowner to keep an unwanted tree?
We are in the midst of an epidemic of cluelessness. Good video, though.
I enjoy the brief, succinct, informative nature of your vids. Keep up the good work.
Great, Great learning video. Blair. I live in Indiana and understand what you are trying to teach there. Great job. Keep it up teach.
They are disconnected from nature.
I have always believed that the tree knows how it needs to grow, and to mess with it as little as necessary.
OMG Oo Same problem here in Poland. More than half tree companies dont know what there are doing ..............:/
gragerr I can only hope that education will help resolve this world wide problem. Thanks for commenting. Never been to Poland.
when I was out there guys were stripping 100ft. redwoods right up to the top, then topping them leaving nothing but a pole. a couple years later the new growth created a "Q-TIP" effect on the tree. (this was often done on trees close to the house) weird.
What were they thinking! I think I would have had to leave the owners a note. Poor tree!!!
I feel that way a lot
Been reading Hidden life of trees and have an ever deeper feeling of empathy for them. Maybe there will be a shift towards understanding trees more the more our survival depends on them… got to stay optimistic! Thanks for being in tune!
Reminds me of the plague we have here in Florida, Crepe Murder. Such a heart breaking thing to see!
I always find it funny when a person has a very small yard and wants trees (especially a GIANT Sequoia?...what are you on sir or ma'am)
Or when a person has lots of land and makes their yard look like a golf course.
Quite a dichotomy
Everybody is different but common sense is not common.
@@arboristBlairGlenn ain't that the truth,
Also I've been curious, if I were to prune a giant sequoia back all the way to the trunk just enough to reveal more of the trunk itself. How would you recommend doing that. Or do you not recommend doing it at all
@@arboristBlairGlenn I do not want to hurt the tree at all, Id just prefer it to be a tree I could walk under
@@WilhelmWilder as in taking a few selected limbs out so you can see more trunk?
Very informative video
Thanks Shawn
it kills me I'm surrounded by people who think that it's correct. i tell em if you wanna waste money and continually torture trees get Bradford Pears or Weeping Willows. Another is how would you like it if all your limbs were removed. I agree that companies that mislead and out right torture trees should be sought out along with the home owners. I landscape/garden professionally and quite a few clients of mine have topped conifers and silver maples that are giant stumps with sticks. some how they think their attractive??? it truly wears my head out!!! especially when everything else is awesome lol thanks to me
There's a big difference between knowing how to cut a tree and knowing how a tree should be cut.
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I most strongly suggest to all owners of any tree(s) of importance to themselves, that they NEVER ALLOW any pruning of any kind to be done to those tree(s), without their direct personal or that of a knowledgeable and most trusted person's supervision; and this CANNOT be anyone from the company doing the work.
My story: After several difficult but ultimately satisfactory, yearly professional pruning sessions, (I did several smaller prunings in between), disaster befell my beloved 2 Brazilian Pepper, (shade for the house), trees - Schinus Terebinthifolia. Alas, important legal family documents with eastern family members were being finalized via email, and time was short. We "spoke the same language", so I felt comfortable in going back inside. They quietly lowered most wood to the ground. When I was able to break free and go back outside - "What the Fffiretruck!!!" went through my mind! All the years of careful "grooming" of these 2 trees to look natural, plus their copious south side and south rooftop shade were gone!!! The 2 trees were "lolly-popped"; almost "lion tailed", and would not provide vital shade for over 18 months. Now, 2 years later, the trees are woven with water sprouts and long narrow, near vertically hanging, weak branches. With physical restraint and mental caution, on relatively low windy days, I had no fear of climbing these trees in the past. They were grown to have strong branches next to the trunk and there, be climbable - not any more!
That's a pretty horrible experience to have. I hope you sued.
Ok what exactly are they trying to do on that tree? What is the desired finish effect they're going for? It seems pretty obvious that is definitely not the way to go... Why would anyone want to have that ugly mess on their property?
Glen, what do you think makes some redwood branches have a downward direction and other more horizontal.... all within the same culture and sun exposure?
Good question. I really don’t know
I have a 5.5 ft tall redwood tree 🌲 that’s sprouted up on the side of the house. It looks super healthy and I would hate to cut it. Is there any way I can save it? Should I dig down to the roots and try to replant? Is that a possibility with a Redwood?😬🌲btw.. I’m in SJ, CA 😉
Sure hope they get strict on requirement of knowledge one needs to have in order to even operate such a business. Maybe separate two styles of business licenses for this, arborist license where you can do all things involved in the process and a basic one where you can only take down trees and nothing else.
What would anyone give as a justification to do something like this?
And even in Australia now I have homeowners terrified of trees. These same trees that provide shade and homes to endemic marsupials, birds etc etc as well as refuge from feral cats and foxes who place unbelievable pressure on native populations. Hacks should never be allowed to run a saw, spurs are for use on total removals ONLY, never ever on a live tree. Homeowners don't seem to get that the cheapest quote is usually that way for good reason, ask what they're willing to stand behind, who their insurers are and what their diploma/degree is and who did it, then do some google research at the very least, as I can guarantee that guys that will do work like that wont be there when your tree smashes through the neighbours roof!!
Again even in Australia I see stumps that where once trees, and reading that stump tells me no one had a clue how to even fall the dam thing.
Now it is all destroyed. I hope you are happy.
horrified. I see it in Tahoe too often...usually masked as a "de-coning".
sounds like a con.
man,that tree looked really ugly,almost dead looking . why do they do that?
Seems the basic problem behind the issue is wrong type of tree. So they want to modify tree to be something else and tree fights back. The result is ugly. Another aspect there is that city laws forbid the removal of tree. So there is no way of getting rid of it and they fight until tree dies out. Maybe it's more wise to allow removal of too big tree and replacing it with suitable form or forbid also trimming if keeping it is very important.
Thanks for sharing this, but how should this tree be trimmed back? Or should it not be trimmed back at all? Just wondering.
WRX Mike didn't need pruning
arboristBlairGlenn thank you
What happened to COMMON SENSE?? I am NOT a tree guy yet I know what a tree should look like. I don't understand WHY anyone would think trimming a Redwood like that is the proper way of doing it. Have you ever stopped and asked the guy WHY he's doing it that way?? Maybe next time you see it occurring you should ask them
I would like to have a consultation with you. I am very worried about several redwood trees in Palo alto. They look in bad shape. I believe half of their branches look death of extremely dry. I was told it could be that they need more water. Redwood trees need high humidity to provide their own water needs or large roots to get it from the soil (deep parts of the ground). I want.to do anything in my hands to rescue those trees.
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I hope you read these guys the riot act.
I hate that cities go after the home owners instead of the companies. Homeowners think they hire a professional to take care of the trees, but some jackass company butchers them like this.
They're really wrecking that tree. Too bad. :)
I'm planning to be an environmental lawyer in the future, and I will go after the tree companies who don't know what their doing
Can part of a redwood tree base be cut away without damaging the tree? The base is encroaching on house foundation.
Dennis Tracy it would be reckless of me to say it is okay to damage a tree especially without seeing it.
Have you contacted Kate Bear, Sarasota City Arborist to discuss enforcement?
I have a bunch of redwoods on my property and about 8 of them are right up to the fence. I've seen companies trim the branches of the bottom pretty high up. It seems common sense to me to trim the lower branches just above the fence off so they do not damage the fence or my house. I have 4 that are going to cover my pool in complete shade. Is it bad to top them so they dont grow too large? what damage is done by topping. I have one redwood tree that my citie's power company topped because it was going straight into the power lines.
jk240sx the short answer about topping. Changes a single leader into a bush and opens a huge wound
thank you for the reply
Damn, they made that into an ugly tree. Cringe seeing such neglect of a tree.
Wouldn't that go against everything in any pruning manual? Seems like that would be more than 1/3rd of the trees crown, which I would consider improper practice, hence the city should penalize both home owner and the hacks that did it! Even in a small town that I live in up in Maine, towns are starting to hammer landowners and companies...
"But I just got a chain saw running without instructions so why would I need a manual to trim a tree?"
Humans do insane things to plants that butchering trees barely registers now. Remember reading about roundup resistant grass? How can it not be a bad thing to create a weed resistant to herbicide and put it in front of most peoples houses?
Got a local paper or tv station? Seems like a good story on a couple of... different levels. Seriously, that's a travesty and those guys need to be educated or disemployed from the biz.
People do odd things thinking it looks good then ask how to fix it when it ether kills the tree or the city tells them to fix it.
One of the houses I pass they cut back a tree so hard so often it has round growths of scar tissue from where they cut it year after year. They think the tree looks great but all I see is a 30-40 year old tree in the desert that they are starving as they cut its limbs off.
As much of a hack as I am, I'll never top a tree. Personal rule. I'll cut them down, but topping trees is like cutting the legs off a dog.
That's forbidden🚫 in laws
it looks like there are a lot of people in trees where you live, here in norway i haven't seen people working on trees other than in the parks.
hacks
thanks for sharing, Blair
The house on the right is probably complaining about their skyline view!
I have three large redwood trees about 180 feet tall one of them has 2 L that begin about 30 feet tall
I would say in the tree company's defense, they were probably paid the right price, told the owner of the potential damage it could cause trimming it this way.
I would rather a tree company destroy a tree and do it safely instead of a home owner doing it on their own whilst having no proper training or safety equipment. I could see a lot of home owners trying to trim their own trees if tree company's were enforced to abide by ISA standards.
I'm all for proper tree care and safety protocol.
Sanic The Hegheg clearly, these guys don't understand what a proper job is. No name on the truck.
So wait, what is the city's ordinance on the matter exactly?
Jeremy McReynolds permit required to remove more than 25 percent of the foliage.
I wish you could tell me how to destroy a cottonwood. My neighbor's tree's roots are cracking my garage floor....
I Shedski, talking to the wrong Arborist
I was just failing to be funny... I really enjoy your channel. Keep it up!
I Shedski I understand your problem and your neighbor should remove an offensive tree.
Get an estimate for a garage floor on stilts. Let the neighrour chose between removing the tree and fixing your floor or building you the stiletto garage floor.
My gawd that redwood is so screwed up it should just be cut down. It's ugly!
Cut it before the tree loppers climb down.
Kidding lol.
I see it all too often! On top of that when you try to educate some folk about what has happened we turn to the bad guy...Home owners want instant gratification and uneducated works want a fast buck. It's a shame for us all...
What tree don't you do DAMAGE when you prune it? Probably none, right?
Travis Heinze deadwood, broken limbs, lighten heavy limbs, take out cross over limbs, take out excessive water sprouts. All these improve a tree and help minimize limb failures.
Excellent!
Seems like complete stupidity, I dont even understand the purpose of stripping the branches like that. Is it to let through more light to the properties?
Agreed. Reason? Uhh, still thinking on that one🙄
A homeowner hires someone who purports to be an expert and makes a living as such because the homeowner doesn't know what's proper, how is said homeowner to determine if he's being given improper advice?
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Was it hard to stop yourself from knocking on the homeowners door and explaining to them what that tree company was doing to their tree? On the other hand, maybe they were the ones who had called somebody to top it in the first place.
Once a redwood has had its top cut off it will remain that size for the rest of its life, right? (I can't imagine a pollarded redwood.)
Yes, I often feel like butting in and say my piece!
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Common sense is not so common
Looks terrible too
Jim
sad
How was something like this allowed to happen? How do these people start tree trimming businesses in the first place? Can any schmuck off the street hang up a shingle and say "hey I'm a qualified tree trimmer?" You have to have a license to cut somebody's hair. Why wouldn't someone like this need a license as well?
They start off as general landscaping and have a saw then get gear for climbing to take down trees then are asked to do x to the tree and think "Yep I can do that".
Whining about trees is like veganism whining about eating animals.
If a homeowner wants to cripple his tree then nobody shouls whine about it. Its his tree. Isnt it?
Most cities where I live require removal permits so it isn’t as clear as you think. A tree that is dangerous, dead or causing damage to the structure will get a permit. Often, tree removal permits are declined.
There's a big difference between knowing how to cut a tree and knowing how a tree is supposed to be cut.
Just Me understanding what a tree needs and finding a balance for what the property owner wants.
@@arboristBlairGlenn Yes I agree. I was referring to the hacks out there who have no clue how to properly prune yet they are out there doing stuff like to that deodor cedar.