hi blair, been watching your vids for a while now, never left a comment until now. Im 26 and have a landscape company in Connecticut, also help out a couple small tree companies a few times a year. love the videos for the educational aspect, but what makes it for me is your mindset/calmness in presentation. watching you is almost like therapy lol. love the vids, keep em coming!
one of many thing i really enjoy is folks like you Mr glenn showing us that there dangerious beauties are all over and the only thing we as tree folk can do is educate .. they will make there own decisions ...
Its tough as the customer is paying, and its not like you can over ride their decisions. All you can do is inform, and ignore. I like the idea of the hold harmless liability sheet, you know this will go bad, its just a matter of when.....
Huge fan and I wanted to thank you for all you have taught me. I work for a town parks dept. and this knowledge has completely shaped my mind how to properly evaluate trees and preform proper trimming and care. I then share this with my coworkers so please know that this knowledge is shared and as everyone is educated, it really has a huge impact on hundreds of trees each year! There is one thing I would like to learn more about if possible. I live in the northeast and we have various pines around that have a tendency to buckle at a mid way crotch or just a complete limb failure under heavy snow/ice loads. Is there a way that I can better evaluate when a pine may pose a serious hazard under a snow load? Thanks very much, Hunter-
Ah, we got it! Thanks for the bacon explanation. I'm with you all the way on that. I have lived and worked in 3 western mountain ranges. The Sierras are my firm favorite, so I enjoyed your mention of them. Thanks for more info re fungus, hazards, etc.
I live in Southern CA and there is an arborist working right now evaluating a tragic accident involving a Eucalyptus tree that uprooted and caused a death (City of Whittier). All the trees in the park are being evaluated to see if any others are in trouble. As a teen in the 60's I can remember row upon row of tall Eucalyptus that were used to protect the many citrus trees so popular in the San Fernando Valley and Simi Valley. The big D9 Cats would simply push the trees over, no technique needed.
Coffee and bacon. I get it. I like your content! I showed some of your videos to my (ex-city slicker) parents who do not take tree management on their property seriously enough. Hopefully they see the importance of managing the massive sycamore trees on our property.
I wish the DOT would be more proactive with these types of situations. When I was in college my best friends mom was killed and father badly injured when then ran into a tree that had just split and fallen in the road during a thunderstorm at night. It was know the tree was in bad shape for years but owner did not have the money to have it properly removed.
As a Psychiatrist regarding the first owner, given that it's an older man I would approach him from a couple angles. First most older folks having been lucky to live a full life and are terrified of harming or killing a child since they truly appreciate what taking a full life from a child means. Plus that child is a son or daughter, and a grandchild to somebody. Second if usable lumber can be harvested then the owner can rejoice that the tree isn't just "gone" but will live on for another hundred years in other useful forms that will be appreciated for decades to come. Or see if he could donate the lumber to a school or museum or restoration project where the lumber will be used on something historical. Also there is the responsibility as a man he has to the man on the other side of that fence and his family. An he's putting that man's family in danger. What if that tree crashed through the roof and killed one of his neighbors children some stormy night while they sleep. How would he ever face that man?Lastly I would bring all these angles together that as a grown adult MAN its time to step up to the Plate! This is his responsibility to keep his town safe for those who live with him. If money is a big issues contact the city or county since it's also placing the highway next to it at risk. Maybe they can share some of the cost or supply some of the equipment? If this all fails then it's time for you notify the city/county engineering department. They have the authority to condem the tree as a public safety hazard an order it's removal, and if he doesn't comply they will remove it and send him the bill! Which ever way it needs to come down!
that IS an awesome tree... but in the condition it is in... it may make better lumber for furniture than something that could fall on a house and possibly kill someone... that tree would likely have plenty of good wood in it, but its better to be safe than sorry...
Duncan MacKenzie I've become good friends with the 75 year old gentleman who lives there. His perspective on his life is very different than that of a younger person.
You have both a realistic and sympathetic approach to your fascinating profession. My parents had a beautiful old silver birch at the front of their property and I was devastated when they cut it down to make room to park their car. As you know, trees are so much more than big wooden ornaments, for people like me they are quiet old friends. On the subject of bacon I couldn't agree more. I'm British and many of us assume a completely unearned and arrogant air of superiority in many things. I would ask you though, if you ever come to the UK, to try the best bacon we have to offer. I think you just might conclude that it is very hard to beat. Thanks for an interesting post. Paul :-))
TheRunereaper Paul, my wife is a Brit and her parents actually used to "smuggle" bacon in their luggage for us. New laws prohibit that sort of stuff now. My father-in-law is a retired Beefeater from the Tower
Well Blair, the powers-that-be certainly know how to stop us enjoying life! Imagine banning bacon... You need to get your legislators' heads looked at. I never realised that Beefeaters retired. I thought that being old soldiers, they simply faded away. You're a privileged man to have such a father-in-law, they don't take just anybody to be a Yeoman Warder. I've looked at a couple more of your videos and it's very clear that you know your stuff. I'll get round to them all in time. We have an acre with old beeches and oaks plus ash, birch and some other individual varieties. It's only when you have to start looking after them that you truly understand the skills of a gentleman like yourself. Thank you for publishing some of your knowledge. You enrich us all. If I had my time over again I might well have followed your path. Paul :-))
We have a tree that's similar to the first one seen in this video. The back side of the tree is in really bad shape. I don't know if it was 2 trees that grew together or just 1 that looks like two trees. It's dead now and probably should be taken down.
When I encounter cavities in trees If applicable I will clean the cavity and the dowel it with its own limbs or a limb. The tree will heal over the wound.
arboristBlairGlenn I understand some of these cavity issues or dirty crotch syndrome as I like to call it can become structural defects depending on species and conditions. I'll send you a picture of the cavity that I used dowel to fill. Beats some of the older methods I have been told to use. Stay safe Aware and cautious more storm damage or God damage as I like to call may be on the way. I m carving on old logs hoping some body needs a tree trimmed soon. God Bless.
John Lawson I agree with what youre trying to tell us, fitting a dowel snug and tight into a wound after boring and cleaning it out to the healthy wood will prevent further rotting and may even give the cambrium a chance to grow over it. However if the wounds are big say about a fist size then it would be best to seal the wound with wax or atleast apply some fungiside.
People who can't "let go" have a major problem. I know of some will readily pay medics a fortune to keep loved ones alive even when there is no hope of a life of any quality: they just cannot accept that all living things must, eventually, die. A yew or oak might live to be a thousand, years, a birch a mere eighty. We match the birch, and sometimes exceed it. But when time's up, let's go with dignity.
Man, lots of horizontal weight hanging out there, on both trees. I guess the bottom of that 1st one will blow-up some day, hopefully won't wreck the neighbor's house?
I love to name tree's like this... I call this one "Twist and Shout" because of the cables. were the canopies able to draw up when you did the job, or did you just tighten them as much as possible? thanks.
"I'll let the next owner worry about it." Be sure to let them know you will tell the next owner they said that... What a horrible sentiment. Can the city force removal before someone gets hurt or killed?
Robert Szasz that is a good question. If the tree was determined to be an extreme hazard by the city Arboist, maybe. If a city fire Marshall determines a hazard to public safety then there is an intervention
arboristBlairGlenn I guess a much more gentle way to put it is that the owner may get a lot more money for the property if the tree is taken care of. And if they plan on passing the property to family, passing down something so dangerous is like leaving a box of sweating dynamite in the attic.
Robert Szasz it is an obvious decaying tree that will be removed. They are just postponing the decision. Any new owner will clearly see t he potential hazard. So if that is "sweating dynamite", then it is out in the open
Sorry, that was the first thing that popped to mind that gets much more dangerous over time, and that might not be recognized as a hazard. I'm not sure how obvious it would be to a lay person, but then you'd certainly have a better idea since you get the calls. Thanks for posting your informative videos.
Ive found over the years 'love' for a terminal tree has a direct relationship to the contents of the wallet. Maybe it'll be his problem, maybe it'll be the next guys.....I see that a lot......
That’s exactly how my tree look it was a quadruple trunk I had it taken down a couple of days ago and when they cut it you can see in the middle of the trunk it basically was rotting in from the inside out it was a silver maple now I’m going to clear the land and plant a beautiful American Alma Elm
arboristBlairGlenn thank you for the advice I live in Massachusetts. Trying to decide what is a good tree because I live on the coast line so something that will be able to handle the hurricanes and stuff like that.
That tree has to go. I've seen trees like this, except it was slightly worse, and is a silver maple. It looks as though it was struck by lightning a good 50 or 60 years ago, is completely hollow, has many large decay pockets, and has a abnormally large base. The weather up where I live is also messing with the pine in my back yard. It looks like a weeping willow from so much snow! Btw, I live up in Ohio.
All you need to do is pressure wash it raw and clean it out. Then put some of Dr. Dexter's white rhude oil all over the inside. and it will regrow inside.
bacon is good....add and blend for 4 hours with beans....hmmmmm, ya. okay, breakfast/supper out of the way. it was my practice when i was working in a city to decline jobs like the one that ended up with the cable. one specific case, i told the man i would not trim his trees and he could find someone else to remove it, as i could not render the tree safe with what he wanted. the tree broke and fell on his house, crushed is terrier (rip) and i was the only person that told him the tree was in bad shape. between you and me, i would rather decline a job, than to put the cables in and make the situation worse down the road. while i understand you have customers to please, losing a job is sometimes better than doing it, when your skills/knowledge and understanding exceed that of the customer. by the way, let me recommend the thicker bacon......and mocha java (a specific coffee, if you want to know where to get it, i only know one source, a coffee roaster out of lubbock, on ave f, worth the money....WORTH the money
it's a tough thing for owners to really understand the dangers. just do em a favor drill some holes dump some used oil and when it croaks, drop it. kiddn.
That's a hell of a lot of weight up there in those limbs, can't you persuade the owner to let you reduce the top drastically? That way they'd at least have a tree, since it looks like only the sapwood supporting it & there'll be an almighty mess one of these days when it does go.
It should go, no question. They're not going to love it as much when it karate chops their house in two, and kills their spouse, or neighbor. You can always plant more trees.
Yup, understood! ;-) Still stands, what I said though. Don't need to tell YOU that, obviously. Good luck in all your endeavors, I'm enjoying and learning from your vids. Just roped down about a 65 foot OAK, at about 4 1/2 feet of trunk, located about 6 feet away from the side of the house. I did it totally from the ground, you don't want to know how. It was starting to show rot in some limbs that were still 18-20 inchers 3/4 of the way down the length of the house, and over it. Got it all down with no damage, except one slightly cracked window and a couple of fence slat tops, all easily replaced. I'm plenty happy with that outcome. Not something I would want to do regularly. It does require careful thought at each step. Got pretty good at roping branches with double ropes to carry them around the trunk, or away from the roof as I brought them down. Kind of scary stuff, though. Every time one came down clean, I felt as if I owed someone payment for good fortune. ;-) They wanted 2K with a crane, etc. to do it, so I just did it myself. Surely wouldn't recommend it to the faint of heart, or someone that isn't used to doing large scale, big power tool projects.
No doubt...but I "learned" it real time. I am an engineer, so that helped a bit. You really wouldn't like the pole saw/rope pull combination I cobbled together to reach my little Remington electric to 45'. Probably shouldn't even write something like that down. Like I said, I did it all from the roof, and ground. Did talk to my dad a bit about it, though, as he worked for his brother's company before and during college doing tree service. I probably never would have done it, except after hurricane Charley, everyone was "making profits" and the tree that came down on my house from the other side they wanted EIGHT K to take out....normally would have been about 2-2.5K, so I did that myself, and learned. Nothing but very light damage, either one. Charley, though, did 32K damage to the house, almost all of it from that tree fall, and the fact that it poked a bunch of holes in the roof, and we had ANOTHER hurricane a few weeks later, if you were in FL then, I'm sure you had a TON of work about that time. Did the roof myself, too, same reason, and the woodwork, and the drywall, and the tiling, you get the idea, but I'd done all of those before, so no big deal, just lots of work. By the way, dad's brother was still roping up into trees past 70, so not all old people are "feeble"! ;-) :-(
Im no expert at all, but im not sure about all the cabeling, just prolongs the enevitable, think arborists like your self should hold more sway, when you say its unsafe that should be it, no matter how much the clients love it, cos bracinng is only gona work so long, like an old dog or myself id like to be put down.
Hello sir,. I enjoy the show,,, I'm doing research in Canada on tree / forest language, I'm seeing somethings that might help you with some of your own experiences in the field. thanks Tin , check the research on my latest if you like, as it may spark your interest.
arboristBlairGlenn ** 6:05 Those wounds are being helped along with a scoring technique that stimulates growth in many to most cases I'm coming across in the field,, you may be finding many oddities with tree's in the suburbs as a migration of tree dwellers are moving into many area's ,, part of my research is supporting this with loads of provable interest, thanks and lmk your thoughts if you like. Tin.
keith bickerdike okay, make 2017 the year you make something happen! Age is just a number with some physical limitations. Even something as simple as volunteer work can change your life
hi blair,
been watching your vids for a while now, never left a comment until now. Im 26 and have a landscape company in Connecticut, also help out a couple small tree companies a few times a year. love the videos for the educational aspect, but what makes it for me is your mindset/calmness in presentation. watching you is almost like therapy lol. love the vids, keep em coming!
ctdieselnut Thank you. Please comment more often. I'm trying to build a community of like minded tree workers
one of many thing i really enjoy is folks like you Mr glenn showing us that there dangerious beauties are all over and the only thing we as tree folk can do is educate .. they will make there own decisions ...
hillbilly Yo All we can to is keep trying
Its tough as the customer is paying, and its not like you can over ride their decisions. All you can do is inform, and ignore. I like the idea of the hold harmless liability sheet, you know this will go bad, its just a matter of when.....
Checked the tree today. Lots of new foliage, decayed area still looks bad. Future of this tree? Don't know
Status of this tree?
@@lourias need to go back and see
If we all only slowed down to smell the coffee and bacon.
Each day is a gift.
Love your channel.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
Huge fan and I wanted to thank you for all you have taught me. I work for a town parks dept. and this knowledge has completely shaped my mind how to properly evaluate trees and preform proper trimming and care. I then share this with my coworkers so please know that this knowledge is shared and as everyone is educated, it really has a huge impact on hundreds of trees each year!
There is one thing I would like to learn more about if possible. I live in the northeast and we have various pines around that have a tendency to buckle at a mid way crotch or just a complete limb failure under heavy snow/ice loads. Is there a way that I can better evaluate when a pine may pose a serious hazard under a snow load?
Thanks very much, Hunter-
SnowPlowLife you are welcome. I do appreciate your comments
SnowPlowLife I'm in California where we don't get snow or ice. A cold day is 45 degrees! Sorry, don't know
Ah, we got it! Thanks for the bacon explanation. I'm with you all the way on that.
I have lived and worked in 3 western mountain ranges. The Sierras are my firm favorite, so I enjoyed your mention of them.
Thanks for more info re fungus, hazards, etc.
Michael Dougfir in these difficult times, we all need a bit of stress relief. Even a 15 second imagined trip to the mountains.
Nothing better than waking up from camping in the deep woods to the sound and smell of bacon frying!! I'm with you it just feels good.
would doing a heavy weight reduction off the top help to stabilise and reduce risk. that way the tree is still there, be it smaller just less risky?
I live in Southern CA and there is an arborist working right now evaluating a tragic accident involving a Eucalyptus tree that uprooted and caused a death (City of Whittier). All the trees in the park are being evaluated to see if any others are in trouble. As a teen in the 60's I can remember row upon row of tall Eucalyptus that were used to protect the many citrus trees so popular in the San Fernando Valley and Simi Valley. The big D9 Cats would simply push the trees over, no technique needed.
Dan R D9 takes care of almost any tree
I agree, it's never a bad time for bacon. Also thanks for sharing all your tips and educational videos.
great video, I am not a fan of cable bracing myself but will install cables upon request,
treemankyle I do have very mixed feelings about this tree
Coffee and bacon. I get it. I like your content! I showed some of your videos to my (ex-city slicker) parents who do not take tree management on their property seriously enough. Hopefully they see the importance of managing the massive sycamore trees on our property.
In your state is the home owner responseable for damage caused by a tree they know is failing ?
Jeffrey Donaldson that is a question for the insurance company
Thanks Blair! There's nothing like the smell of coffee, bacon and whatever else you're cooking when it's over a campfire!
Take care, Dave
David Morgan perspective can be imagined
I wish the DOT would be more proactive with these types of situations. When I was in college my best friends mom was killed and father badly injured when then ran into a tree that had just split and fallen in the road during a thunderstorm at night. It was know the tree was in bad shape for years but owner did not have the money to have it properly removed.
ECU Pirate 99 timing and luck are also part of the equation. Wrong place, wrong time--could be Lightning that gets you.
As a Psychiatrist regarding the first owner, given that it's an older man I would approach him from a couple angles. First most older folks having been lucky to live a full life and are terrified of harming or killing a child since they truly appreciate what taking a full life from a child means. Plus that child is a son or daughter, and a grandchild to somebody. Second if usable lumber can be harvested then the owner can rejoice that the tree isn't just "gone" but will live on for another hundred years in other useful forms that will be appreciated for decades to come. Or see if he could donate the lumber to a school or museum or restoration project where the lumber will be used on something historical. Also there is the responsibility as a man he has to the man on the other side of that fence and his family. An he's putting that man's family in danger. What if that tree crashed through the roof and killed one of his neighbors children some stormy night while they sleep. How would he ever face that man?Lastly I would bring all these angles together that as a grown adult MAN its time to step up to the Plate! This is his responsibility to keep his town safe for those who live with him. If money is a big issues contact the city or county since it's also placing the highway next to it at risk. Maybe they can share some of the cost or supply some of the equipment? If this all fails then it's time for you notify the city/county engineering department. They have the authority to condem the tree as a public safety hazard an order it's removal, and if he doesn't comply they will remove it and send him the bill! Which ever way it needs to come down!
Fascinating subject.Thank you.
that IS an awesome tree... but in the condition it is in... it may make better lumber for furniture than something that could fall on a house and possibly kill someone... that tree would likely have plenty of good wood in it, but its better to be safe than sorry...
What the hell is holding that tree up!? Man oh man. It is a beauty though. I just hope when it goes, nobody gets hurt.
Duncan MacKenzie I've become good friends with the 75 year old gentleman who lives there. His perspective on his life is very different than that of a younger person.
I'm not too far behind the old gentleman myself.
Shame. But all life ends some day....
if you have a some what healthy tree that has a hole in it what would you recommend putting in it to slow the rot?
I like every video of yours that I see. Well done, Sir. And bacon....Mmmmmm...
Steve from Texas thanks Steve, I try
You have both a realistic and sympathetic approach to your fascinating profession. My parents had a beautiful old silver birch at the front of their property and I was devastated when they cut it down to make room to park their car. As you know, trees are so much more than big wooden ornaments, for people like me they are quiet old friends.
On the subject of bacon I couldn't agree more. I'm British and many of us assume a completely unearned and arrogant air of superiority in many things. I would ask you though, if you ever come to the UK, to try the best bacon we have to offer. I think you just might conclude that it is very hard to beat. Thanks for an interesting post. Paul :-))
TheRunereaper Paul, my wife is a Brit and her parents actually used to "smuggle" bacon in their luggage for us. New laws prohibit that sort of stuff now. My father-in-law is a retired Beefeater from the Tower
Well Blair, the powers-that-be certainly know how to stop us enjoying life! Imagine banning bacon... You need to get your legislators' heads looked at. I never realised that Beefeaters retired. I thought that being old soldiers, they simply faded away. You're a privileged man to have such a father-in-law, they don't take just anybody to be a Yeoman Warder.
I've looked at a couple more of your videos and it's very clear that you know your stuff. I'll get round to them all in time. We have an acre with old beeches and oaks plus ash, birch and some other individual varieties. It's only when you have to start looking after them that you truly understand the skills of a gentleman like yourself. Thank you for publishing some of your knowledge. You enrich us all. If I had my time over again I might well have followed your path. Paul :-))
I have a maple with several cables like that. Are they used for grooming or only problem trees?
dognamedfred only to support a weakness
Great video, very informative, thanks.
best thing to do is to trimm the tree, get the utility wires out, then take it out piece by piece
We have a tree that's similar to the first one seen in this video. The back side of the tree is in really bad shape. I don't know if it was 2 trees that grew together or just 1 that looks like two trees. It's dead now and probably should be taken down.
When I encounter cavities in trees If applicable I will clean the cavity and the dowel it with its own limbs or a limb. The tree will heal over the wound.
John Lawson. Do trees heal or do they just grow around a wound or decay pocket? New growth adds strength but decay adds weakness.
arboristBlairGlenn I understand some of these cavity issues or dirty crotch syndrome as I like to call it can become structural defects depending on species and conditions. I'll send you a picture of the cavity that I used dowel to fill. Beats some of the older methods I have been told to use. Stay safe Aware and cautious more storm damage or God damage as I like to call may be on the way. I m carving on old logs hoping some body needs a tree trimmed soon. God Bless.
John Lawson I agree with what youre trying to tell us, fitting a dowel snug and tight into a wound after boring and cleaning it out to the healthy wood will prevent further rotting and may even give the cambrium a chance to grow over it. However if the wounds are big say about a fist size then it would be best to seal the wound with wax or atleast apply some fungiside.
Beautiful old oak. Pity it has to be near someone's house as opposed to dying naturally in a woodland.
Very interesting. I would love to "read" trees this way. It's all I can do to identify the right tree, with help from The Book of Trees.
D Myers look closely and often the tree shows you what is wrong. Thanks for commenting
Subscribed for the coffee and bacon. Best way to start the day!
Michael Scherling throw a fish into the mix and it just doesn't get much better than that!
All of the trees that are right by my house have lightning damage. It's a real downside to being the highest point in a few miles.
People who can't "let go" have a major problem. I know of some will readily pay medics a fortune to keep loved ones alive even when there is no hope of a life of any quality: they just cannot accept that all living things must, eventually, die. A yew or oak might live to be a thousand, years, a birch a mere eighty. We match the birch, and sometimes exceed it. But when time's up, let's go with dignity.
I noticed on that last tree there is no root-flare toward the road. Was the grade of the street raised recently?
Jamal Harris not sure. Roadside trees can be impacted in many ways but I don't see how the grade could have been raised here. The road is quite old
Man, lots of horizontal weight hanging out there, on both trees. I guess the bottom of that 1st one will blow-up some day, hopefully won't wreck the neighbor's house?
I love to name tree's like this... I call this one "Twist and Shout" because of the cables. were the canopies able to draw up when you did the job, or did you just tighten them as much as possible? thanks.
Michigan Mister just up tight. Every time I drive by this tree, I wince
"I'll let the next owner worry about it."
Be sure to let them know you will tell the next owner they said that... What a horrible sentiment. Can the city force removal before someone gets hurt or killed?
Robert Szasz that is a good question. If the tree was determined to be an extreme hazard by the city Arboist, maybe. If a city fire Marshall determines a hazard to public safety then there is an intervention
arboristBlairGlenn I guess a much more gentle way to put it is that the owner may get a lot more money for the property if the tree is taken care of. And if they plan on passing the property to family, passing down something so dangerous is like leaving a box of sweating dynamite in the attic.
Robert Szasz it is an obvious decaying tree that will be removed. They are just postponing the decision. Any new owner will clearly see t he potential hazard. So if that is "sweating dynamite", then it is out in the open
Sorry, that was the first thing that popped to mind that gets much more dangerous over time, and that might not be recognized as a hazard. I'm not sure how obvious it would be to a lay person, but then you'd certainly have a better idea since you get the calls. Thanks for posting your informative videos.
Robert Szasz thanks for taking the time to post comments. I'm here for anyone to learn
I hardly ever question bacon!
Ive found over the years 'love' for a terminal tree has a direct relationship to the contents of the wallet. Maybe it'll be his problem, maybe it'll be the next guys.....I see that a lot......
@arboristBlairGlenn what is the status of this tree? Still hanging in there or did it finally get removed?
Dremwolf it’s gone
Dremwolf sorry, it’s scheduled for removal. Stay tuned for the video.
Looks like that will be another challenging removal. Good luck with it.
How can the appropriateness of bacon ever be questioned ?!?!?!?!?!?!? Nice touch.
Don Foster my daughter said to me "Dad, what's with the bacon? I don't get it" I said "you're not supposed to get it. It's just different".
That tree reminds me of an old dog that the owner refuses to put down.
I've often said someone needs to invent chainsaw chaps for trees to protect them from flush cuts! Haha
"...let someone else worry about it, well c'est la vie"..
I like bacon too, thanks for sharing great video.
Miss Miles 😊
Never question bacon... ever.
I wonder if the rip on the second tree might not be from lightning. Bacon could probably heal it.
this fella is a hoot. an absolute hoot
You talking about me??
I am of an arborist but I am a homeowner both those trees need to come down. The liability alone would make me remove them.
William Welzbacker everybody reacts differently. I too would remove the first one. The second one could be made safe--for a few more years
Just found your channel
Great stuff very informative 😎👍
Andrew Turff Thanks Andrew, always welcome your comments. Both positive and negative.
arboristBlairGlenn I don't do negative .
That’s exactly how my tree look it was a quadruple trunk I had it taken down a couple of days ago and when they cut it you can see in the middle of the trunk it basically was rotting in from the inside out it was a silver maple now I’m going to clear the land and plant a beautiful American Alma Elm
I’m guessing you mean Elm. Be careful with Elm trees. Quite a few negatives with this tree as well.
arboristBlairGlenn Lol yes that’s what I meant I just corrected my spelling that’s what happens when you talk into the phone. Lol
arboristBlairGlenn thank you for the advice I live in Massachusetts. Trying to decide what is a good tree because I live on the coast line so something that will be able to handle the hurricanes and stuff like that.
David Lee living on the West Coast myself with little knowledge of good trees for hurricanes.
That tree has to go. I've seen trees like this, except it was slightly worse, and is a silver maple. It looks as though it was struck by lightning a good 50 or 60 years ago, is completely hollow, has many large decay pockets, and has a abnormally large base. The weather up where I live is also messing with the pine in my back yard. It looks like a weeping willow from so much snow! Btw, I live up in Ohio.
James Ross understanding the tree is important. Silver Maples rot quickly and can be very dangerous
Beacon and coffee the Breakfast of Champions.
John Bogacz 👍🏻
Is there any more news on this tree? like has it fallen, died entirely, or had it removed?
Sycamore Gamingz still there. Still worried
All you need to do is pressure wash it raw and clean it out. Then put some of Dr. Dexter's white rhude oil all over the inside. and it will regrow inside.
take a look at MAJOR OAK SHERWOOD FOREST ENGLAND IT HAS MORE WIRES TO HOLD IT UP
numptyjames1 I have visited Major Oak and yes, it is excessive for sure.
Bacon! Yes. any time of day.
Bacon!
The cause AND cure, of
all of life's problems!
(Thank you, Homer Simpson!)
steve
bacon is good....add and blend for 4 hours with beans....hmmmmm, ya. okay, breakfast/supper out of the way. it was my practice when i was working in a city to decline jobs like the one that ended up with the cable. one specific case, i told the man i would not trim his trees and he could find someone else to remove it, as i could not render the tree safe with what he wanted.
the tree broke and fell on his house, crushed is terrier (rip) and i was the only person that told him the tree was in bad shape. between you and me, i would rather decline a job, than to put the cables in and make the situation worse down the road.
while i understand you have customers to please, losing a job is sometimes better than doing it, when your skills/knowledge and understanding exceed that of the customer.
by the way, let me recommend the thicker bacon......and mocha java (a specific coffee, if you want to know where to get it, i only know one source, a coffee roaster out of lubbock, on ave f, worth the money....WORTH the money
dysfunctional vet 👍🏻👍🏻
no visible reply.....(but you called it right all the way on that tree
Death from above in that stretch of road is not far off.
Mike Sokolow possible
it's a tough thing for owners to really understand the dangers. just do em a favor drill some holes dump some used oil and when it croaks, drop it. kiddn.
What is your connection to James Krenov? I noticed the drawing on the wall...
Coffee and bacon, man oh man!😁
so what happened in the end ?!
About a year ago he removed the tree with the severely decayed trunk. He left as about a 12' foot tall stump to sprout back as a much safer tree.
great vids
Luis Solis Thanks, keep exploring the collection.
Regarding the bacon... I would hazard a guess that it is Oak Smoked Bacon!
Agent Bertram now that sound tasty!
If you don't get the bacon intro I urge you to go camping. Wake up early and cook bacon and coffee for breakfast. One of life great pleasures.
townsville69 yup, nothing better
I'll let the next owner deal with it...
Hopefully he won't find anyone stupid enough to buy it before he pays to have it cut down.
The words love and trees shouldn't be in the same sentence, unless they're on someone else's property.
tree still there?
That's a hell of a lot of weight up there in those limbs, can't you persuade the owner to let you reduce the top drastically? That way they'd at least have a tree, since it looks like only the sapwood supporting it & there'll be an almighty mess one of these days when it does go.
I'd keep it together until late it's dead and falls down
I think everyone should open with bacon.
I love the bacon.
Bacon is one of those things that's SOOOOOOOOOO Good to you, but so BAD for you. I suggest enjoying the AROMA. That is one BUTT UGLY TREE!
It should go, no question. They're not going to love it as much when it karate chops their house in two, and kills their spouse, or neighbor. You can always plant more trees.
John Sikes at age 78, well, I guess ya gotta be there---
Yup, understood! ;-) Still stands, what I said though. Don't need to tell YOU that, obviously. Good luck in all your endeavors, I'm enjoying and learning from your vids. Just roped down about a 65 foot OAK, at about 4 1/2 feet of trunk, located about 6 feet away from the side of the house. I did it totally from the ground, you don't want to know how. It was starting to show rot in some limbs that were still 18-20 inchers 3/4 of the way down the length of the house, and over it.
Got it all down with no damage, except one slightly cracked window and a couple of fence slat tops, all easily replaced. I'm plenty happy with that outcome. Not something I would want to do regularly. It does require careful thought at each step. Got pretty good at roping branches with double ropes to carry them around the trunk, or away from the roof as I brought them down. Kind of scary stuff, though. Every time one came down clean, I felt as if I owed someone payment for good fortune. ;-) They wanted 2K with a crane, etc. to do it, so I just did it myself. Surely wouldn't recommend it to the faint of heart, or someone that isn't used to doing large scale, big power tool projects.
John Sikes I have not done any roping videos. That should be learned by working with an experienced rope team.
No doubt...but I "learned" it real time. I am an engineer, so that helped a bit. You really wouldn't like the pole saw/rope pull combination I cobbled together to reach my little Remington electric to 45'. Probably shouldn't even write something like that down. Like I said, I did it all from the roof, and ground. Did talk to my dad a bit about it, though, as he worked for his brother's company before and during college doing tree service.
I probably never would have done it, except after hurricane Charley, everyone was "making profits" and the tree that came down on my house from the other side they wanted EIGHT K to take out....normally would have been about 2-2.5K, so I did that myself, and learned. Nothing but very light damage, either one. Charley, though, did 32K damage to the house, almost all of it from that tree fall, and the fact that it poked a bunch of holes in the roof, and we had ANOTHER hurricane a few weeks later, if you were in FL then, I'm sure you had a TON of work about that time. Did the roof myself, too, same reason, and the woodwork, and the drywall, and the tiling, you get the idea, but I'd done all of those before, so no big deal, just lots of work. By the way, dad's brother was still roping up into trees past 70, so not all old people are "feeble"! ;-) :-(
Can't beat a bacon sandwich with tomato sauce..
Bacon makes everything better.
After you eat that bacon, pour yourself a fresh cup and smoke a joint. Highly recommended.
zech pass on the pot
Im no expert at all, but im not sure about all the cabeling, just prolongs the enevitable, think arborists like your self should hold more sway, when you say its unsafe that should be it, no matter how much the clients love it, cos bracinng is only gona work so long, like an old dog or myself id like to be put down.
Why would anyone question bacon? Excuse me, I'm going to get some bacon. ?:) Mmmmmm Bacon!!
I like the bacon
Does allowing such a diseased tree to live spread disease to other trees?
VideoMorsels disease and decay are different. All wood decays. Sometimes disease kills the tree, sometimes wounds, some times fungal infections.
Bet second tree cambium damage, caused by root damage closest to road.
CONCERTMANchicago possible
Because bacon
As you say--there are a few things that never need explanation-
That last tree is a risk to public safety IMO
Because... Bacon.
Hello sir,. I enjoy the show,,, I'm doing research in Canada on tree / forest language, I'm seeing somethings that might help you with some of your own experiences in the field. thanks Tin , check the research on my latest if you like, as it may spark your interest.
Tin Man okay, where?
arboristBlairGlenn ** 6:05 Those wounds are being helped along with a scoring technique that stimulates growth in many to most cases I'm coming across in the field,, you may be finding many oddities with tree's in the suburbs as a migration of tree dwellers are moving into many area's ,, part of my research is supporting this with loads of provable interest, thanks and lmk your thoughts if you like. Tin.
cool
Not going anywhere near that tree ... except with a chainsaw. Firewood, wood working wood, cutting boards, plates, ....
John Lord ahh, fear not
CODIT.
If you have to ask, "Why bacon?", you are a lost soul.
GGCM39 right??
Bacon good!
I WISH I HADNT WASTED MY LIFE ..
keith bickerdike I don't understand this comment
I wish I had done something with my life . im 49 unemployed no trade no qualifications . I wish I had studied something years ago .
keith bickerdike okay, make 2017 the year you make something happen! Age is just a number with some physical limitations. Even something as simple as volunteer work can change your life
Thanks
People don't realise if you let it life will just pass you by....
mmm bacon
bacon
Cannastrophic ---with wild mushrooms!
Bacon 👍
good video remove tree and re plant
why didn't you tar it
kiara Davis tree sealant does not help. Studies have shown that it is best to leave wounds alone and let them dry out. Study Shigo