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So...we headed out a few weeks ago to do the work. Upon getting in the tree, decided against the whole plan. Ton of decay and long, deep cracks running down the trunk. The climber in the tree was able to slide their handsaw all the way into the crack. Being a city tree, removal involves an...

I'm going to look at it today actually! I'll bring back some pics. There's been some major adjustments to the plan.... love nick

Agreed! love nick

Yet we opt to retain so many of them, many of which are far worse than the one shown. love nick

:D What?! I do that?! No way! :D Basically every tree in LA has been topped. It's our job (in this city) to manage the situation. We simply can't cut down every topped tree. We have, though. We can all walk around the city and find hundreds of trees that look like this one or worse...

Why didn't it break in the last storm?

I do indeed. Amongst ourselves, it's fine to discuss the pros and cons of cabling vs removal. This is an instance where the decision was made that the tree won't be removed- now the question is what steps will be taken to mitigate risk. All trees are risks. All of them. We've all decided...

The tree is already going to be thinned and reduced for weight reduction. Not all that much though. We're not going to butcher it. There are a thousand tree services in LA that'll cut down the tree for the price I'm cabling and pruning it. They called me specifically because they want to...

Here's a situation I think about often So I got this tree. They call it a silver oak Grevillea robusta. DBH approx 24" maybe 60ft tall. Been topped in the past. Suffered a huge limb failure. Client wants to retain what is left. Along with some pruning for weight reduction, I'm...