Yea, I could do that. It's out in the middle of the yard, so it's kind of a "showpiece"(LoL!). It's more or less make-work. My biggest justification is to get some birch wood to play with. What I was hoping is it hadn't turned punky yet. Birch isn't real common around here, so it's kind of a...
Well, the boss would say remove the whole thing. Problem with that is he won't replace it, and it'll start looking like a cornfield. Since I'm doing the work, I use my standards which are very liberal regarding tree life. If it gets green in the spring, I consider it a live tree. Even a 3/4 dead...
You don't think the root sprout will ever become anything? I was hoping it would be self replacing. It's not a great tree in any case. I think it's white silver birch, which aren't known for doing great around here. I'd prefer a river birch if it were my place.
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changed white to silver...
Specifically, there's a dying twin birch on the boss' farm. One side is sick, and the other is dead. I want to remove the dead side, and I'm hoping the liveish side hangs in there a bit to let a root sprout become a decent tree. Should that co-dom be cut with a flat top? Maybe sloped to shed...
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