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Good ol' Nat. He was so smooth. And thanks, Pork--sapwood rot generally can be assessed without drilling. And thanks, B: we agree. :) " if the tree is old or compromised, I leave the natural snags alone, why make a fresh cut that will draw further on energy reserves." absolutely--lots of...

yeah you did, I think we talked about the scratch test. On that one what I remember most is that chunk bouncing on the driveway and hitting the back door. No damage done, but it did pique my attention. The tree in the pic with Chip's boot is next door to the south; we got to it a few days...

Front yard of a residence downtown Raleigh; small yard, pine up against the oak had wisteria in it. check the whole-tree pic in the article for a refresher. I think you did that whole tree yourself; lotsa big cuts to teensy twigs. Remember me hollerin' "go ahead, size of lateral don't matter...

"Fair enough, I'll happily agree that in extreme cases of damage the tree cannot cope...but in those cases could human intervention help?" Sure could've helped prevent it, and yes an intelligent human with a a saw can speed closure--attached pic of a closed 6" wound 6 years after Mr. Skwerl...

I respect trees' abilities to take care of themselves, but they do not always work, and it's not productive to exaggerate them. "If an accident befalls a tree, say wind or snow load breakage, it compartmentalizes just fine without human intervention.." RFLMAO! Are you saying that no tree was...

So how rotten is it? 1" deep x 3" wide x 5" high, or 2x4x6 or...If you are the assessor then measuring is part of the assessment, right? ".in a threatened environment of limited size, where introduced trees are outcompeting natives and endemics, overshading, outgrowing and where blowdowns...

By cut, I meant remove; sorry. Removing the visible sgr looks like a nobrainer; relatively small. So after cutting the one, there will be others. So cut them, too, in time...what other kind of damage do you mean?

Overthinned? Maybe--depends on species, client goals etc. Trees benefit from pruning for their own good. Pruning can help them remain standing, resist pests, etc. This "we only prune trees for people' stuff is wrong. If I reduce or thin a limb or a tree to make it less likely to break or...