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  1. treelooker

    What's the Definition of Snake Oil Sales in the Tree Biz?

    You misquoted FT when you spun his 'preferably' into 'absolutely' re staking. That ended the civil conversation. The thread is dead.
  2. treelooker

    What's the Definition of Snake Oil Sales in the Tree Biz?

    Give trees a hand! I think houses work well as braces, don't you?
  3. treelooker

    What's the Definition of Snake Oil Sales in the Tree Biz?

    So if 100 arborists looked at 2 branches, what are the odds that a majority would agree on 'flawed' and 'healthy'? Slim, and Nun. That dead horse stiull twitchin? Time for a mercy killing.
  4. treelooker

    What's the Definition of Snake Oil Sales in the Tree Biz?

    So what was the response when you sent in that comment to the committee?
  5. treelooker

    What's the Definition of Snake Oil Sales in the Tree Biz?

    Sean, just stand on your head and look; it'll all make sense. Here's a load of cobras crawling through a planetree over a French market. They're all drunk on snake oil over there. 2nd pic is 6 years of discoloration in a sick silver maple.
  6. treelooker

    What's the Definition of Snake Oil Sales in the Tree Biz?

    Got a camera? You can lean on Telewski all you want but I think he would agree with the rationale for occasional use of dynamic, as thigmo...is sometimes too slow.
  7. treelooker

    What's the Definition of Snake Oil Sales in the Tree Biz?

    One more reason to hunt squirrels. But nope I'm not feeding your anti-dynamic rant. Been there done that and burned the Tshirt. :X Does the weight reduction accomplished by reduction pruning weaken a limb over time? Not if the branch adds enough new leaves, as most branches tend to do. Any...
  8. treelooker

    What's the Definition of Snake Oil Sales in the Tree Biz?

    Jon, no worries--hanging those planters was not snake oil! I think they look nice, and they can also function as bird nests. Snake oil is selling Nitrogen to speed tree growth, then recommending removal because the tree is too big. Hard to believe maybe, but this is the modus operandi of one...
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