Treeaddict
Treehouser
So a friend/neighbor told me he had large spruce trees in the backyard. During a bad storm, the top blew out of one of them. This was the only one without a target- thank God. These trees are approximately 75’ tall and 36” dbh by his description. He wanted to cut the tops off the rest of them so they couldn’t hit the house. I told him that I believed the upper limbs would bend upwards and make 2 new tops (I know this is true with at least some conifers) and decay would set in.
I haven’t ever pruned a tree like that to make it wind resistant. I’m sure there are techniques. Yes, they could be removed but I’m interested in thinning them to reduce the sail effect.
Has anyone done this or have good resources?
I haven’t ever pruned a tree like that to make it wind resistant. I’m sure there are techniques. Yes, they could be removed but I’m interested in thinning them to reduce the sail effect.
Has anyone done this or have good resources?