If there wasn’t a house right below it I would’ve just left it for habitat for wildlife. However, since there was a house down hill below it I believe you made the correct decision to remove the entirety of the tree.
Woodpeckers peck holes in dead pines and oaks to store acorns in the little holes and live inside the big holes. I work with blue oaks and see woodpecker acorn pantries and houses all the time.
While we appreciate the wisdom and experience in VTA. Could we progress to more quantification in terms of resistance drills and sonic tomography at the key zones like bifurcations and trunk base?
Sad, but a good call, I think. Blair, I wonder if you'd like to look at a situation in the north of the UK, where a Sycamore tree (Acer pseudoplatanus) had grown in a dip between two hills right next to an ancient wall built by a Roman Emperor. This much loved 'Sycamore Gap' tree has been felled by a member of the public and there's a HUGE outcry as it was very beautiful and photogenic. To date, there have been two arrests but no charges. You'll be interested to take a look at the story.
@@arboristBlairGlenn a 60-year old man has been arrested and the 16 year old released on bail, I think. There's talk of a farmer who doesn't like the National Trust (the land owner) and may have felled the tree to 'get revenge' but as yet, no detailed info has been released and no-one charged.
My colleagues and I use some fungicides to prevent decaying the limbs. Just covering surface area of a fresh pruning cuts. I say it works, but what you think about it, sir ?
Read Dr. Alex Shigo’s work on that subject. Most Arborists no longer seal cuts. How do you know it works? Side by side study of treated and un treated over a decade of observation?
Very interesting video, that tree was just hanging on. It’s always amazing to see all the witness marks of a long life out in nature.
Thanks Paul
Sad to see her old "friend" pass but its time had come.
Better to take the weak one down
I learned so much when I watch your videos
My goal with this channel is to help folks see trees differently
That poor tree has probably been doing everything it can to just barely hang on for the past 50 years.
If there wasn’t a house right below it I would’ve just left it for habitat for wildlife. However, since there was a house down hill below it I believe you made the correct decision to remove the entirety of the tree.
Woodpeckers peck holes in dead pines and oaks to store acorns in the little holes and live inside the big holes. I work with blue oaks and see woodpecker acorn pantries and houses all the time.
I know they don’t “eat” wood.
@@arboristBlairGlenn Ok. I will delete what I wrote.
Another good class Blair.
Thanks Gordon
So sad. But seems like the correct decision 💔👍
Sad thing too, is if this tree was in the middle of nowhere, it could be left to live out its days. But in the middle of houses, it’s not possible.
That's the hardest part about this job making a decisions like that
She put a lot of faith in my thoughts and it was not easy to say “take it down”.
Great video, thanks so much for posting these. I’m learning a lot from your your videos and I really appreciate them !!
Thank you
Very good video!
Thanks, I’m trying hard to
Once again very interesting, thank you!
Thank you again
Very interesting! Thanks for sharing your experience & knowledge!
Glad you enjoyed it!
While we appreciate the wisdom and experience in VTA. Could we progress to more quantification in terms of resistance drills and sonic tomography at the key zones like bifurcations and trunk base?
I’m a climbing Arborist. I’ll leave that level of examination to the ground Arborists.
It's a shame when the old ones have to go
Everything does but we humans speed things up.
Agreed. All concrete was just heartbreaking. 💔💔💔💔😭
Sad, but a good call, I think. Blair, I wonder if you'd like to look at a situation in the north of the UK, where a Sycamore tree (Acer pseudoplatanus) had grown in a dip between two hills right next to an ancient wall built by a Roman Emperor. This much loved 'Sycamore Gap' tree has been felled by a member of the public and there's a HUGE outcry as it was very beautiful and photogenic. To date, there have been two arrests but no charges. You'll be interested to take a look at the story.
I saw that news story. Two young men just cut it down? For what? Fun???
Did someone count the rings?
@@arboristBlairGlenn a 60-year old man has been arrested and the 16 year old released on bail, I think. There's talk of a farmer who doesn't like the National Trust (the land owner) and may have felled the tree to 'get revenge' but as yet, no detailed info has been released and no-one charged.
@@arboristBlairGlenn Not that I know of. But I am watching the mainstream media about this with interest.
Poor tree.
My colleagues and I use some fungicides to prevent decaying the limbs. Just covering surface area of a fresh pruning cuts. I say it works, but what you think about it, sir ?
Read Dr. Alex Shigo’s work on that subject. Most Arborists no longer seal cuts. How do you know it works? Side by side study of treated and un treated over a decade of observation?
@@arboristBlairGlenn i mean, to protect fresh cuts in a first year, and of course a huge diameter cuts (more than 5 inches), not a small ones.
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Yup
Always wondering if polarding or copising would work to save the tree
It depends on the problem. If the tree is dying from the top down, sometimes, that’s a last resort to prolong the life of the tree.