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  1. treelooker

    Can this tree be saved?

    If the tree had the right support put in, it would be fine over a lot of targets. O and it just came to me; the movie was The Natural, right?
  2. treelooker

    Can this tree be saved?

    Yeah she's always telling me to lighten tf up; stop being obsessed with tree care. It ain't easy but i do go to the barangrill once in a while. yOu have seen that movie, right? What was the name again?
  3. treelooker

    Can this tree be saved?

    And what exactly is causing this skepticism? Heck yeah, great idea--then you would look like Robert Redford! Better idea to just take off a branch and make a bat with that :D Granted, there may be rampant californication in his neighborhood, but the point remains, litigation is nothing to...
  4. treelooker

    Can this tree be saved?

    No harsher than the "Don't practice arboriculture, or you will lose a lawsuit" :X advice that provoked it. I tried every way i could think of to mellow it out, but facts are facts. It is a very hot button with me, I admit. snarf is not alone in voicing that opinion, or hearing that response...
  5. treelooker

    Can this tree be saved?

    Standard 33.4.2: "When necessary to accomplish the objective, pruning should be performed prior..." it's not always necessary. ;)
  6. treelooker

    Can this tree be saved?

    OM's right; it's the client's risk, so it is up to them. Absolute words like "safe" and "unsafe" are subjective opinions. Consultants are expected to be objective. Every consultant I know of--100's in ASCA--uses a document stating their limitations--a disclaimer. They are not ironclad, but...
  7. treelooker

    Can this tree be saved?

    See, OTG, even this young buck says going easy on the saw is the way to go. Why cut it back if you can hold it up instead? O and Don't pull that vast deference due to age crap on me, beanie boy. The only vas deferens I know about got cut and cauterized long ago! :P (Medical joke for those...
  8. treelooker

    Can this tree be saved?

    Cabling is a much better alternative imo. Light reduction maybe, per need. Nice work, good approach to the problem. The end may be a long ways off thanks to your work. When your client's 92, how many years ya gotta buy?
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