Silver maples develop crotch rot too ;) In my strategy you plan for the new sprout growth to be the final growth allowed, kind of like fronds. Moral dilemma to open the can of worms about the inherent rot of the trees to the homeowner.
The weeping willows that I know are awkward to climb because they tend to grow 10 or 20' of branch before "budding" out a cluster which may form the next set of branches eventually. After some big storm damage they budded out at the breakage points. Handfull of years later you can't tell there...
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