I looked at this Corymbia ficifolia today.
Now if you know this species you"ll know how heavily foliaged they get in maturity, and this one was big and spreading.
This tree lost a major co-dominant stem at a triple union.
The lady i met with really likes the tree and wants to try to keep it.
She commented, "If only someone told us if there was any way of preventing this we would have done something".
Now either she must have forgotten, or there is a mystery entry in my database that tells me i inspected this tree in 2004 and recommended Weight Reduction Pruning. The quote did not go ahead.
She mentioned she lived there 7 years, so it's not a new owner either.
Luckily, the failure caused minimal damage. If it were one of the other stems it would have been through the house.
We Arborists don't just make this stuff up. I believe all failures of any significance occur at recognisable defects and the majority can be prevented.
But only if you act upon the advice given.
