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He might have moved. He went through a hard time a while back; my worst nightmare.

Cool. I like Mike almost enough to ask Tom what my password is again.

Nice to read you Chuckles. In some situations crown reduction, even on mature trees, is the only thing that keeps a tree from being removed. I disagree with Mr. Maas in absentia. Too bad he's not around to shut me down.

Young silvers can manage but I agree with you on older trees.

Some trees do better without trimming I think. I deadwooded and thinned my mother in laws catalpa and ever since its had large branches break in every wind storm we get. I think it was more resilient when it was scruffy and over grown.

Silver maples are a big part of my work too. They can be decent if pruned properly. Folks used to top them like crazy, now they just lion tail them like crazy. They are very susceptible to sun scald on the trunks and when folks prune them too hard in the summer its bad news. I leave them...

I would put London Plain trees atop my compartmentalizing list followed by oaks. Younger silver maples do OK but older ones cannot close up fast enough to ward off cavity creation. On the bright side you've probably made some future wildlife habitat. I think silver maples do better with lower...