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?
