@huffyoga There are about 600 variations of the oak. About 18 in CA, many of them are vulnerable to improper irrigation. Garden hose cabling technique is okay for an emergency, but we wouldn't want to leave it up permanently because it will eventually tourniquet the circulation on the limb.
They have a similar tree here in Southern Florida, also a heritage oak, that even looks similar except for no serration on the leaves. And yet, very unlike yours, its roots tolerate the often damp soil here! Hey what about the do-it-yourselfers that wrap a cable around a limb through an old piece of garden hose?
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@huffyoga There are about 600 variations of the oak. About 18 in CA, many of them are vulnerable to improper irrigation.
Garden hose cabling technique is okay for an emergency, but we wouldn't want to leave it up permanently because it will eventually tourniquet the circulation on the limb.
They have a similar tree here in Southern Florida, also a heritage oak, that even looks similar except for no serration on the leaves. And yet, very unlike yours, its roots tolerate the often damp soil here!
Hey what about the do-it-yourselfers that wrap a cable around a limb through an old piece of garden hose?
Nice explanation of how the limb will grow, thicken and become stronger in response to swaying in the wind.
Gary, good to see another Arborist doing educational videos on tree care.
Search for Arborist Blair Glenn at TH-cam and you will find my efforts.