Osama Bin Loggen
That first tree that lived if you look at the trunk notice it may have a cavity or something? Bit of snow in the hole.
That's shocking, the second tree died, wonder what sort of tree it was? Pretty severe attacks. You know, I cannot believe in this day age people still do that ... forget the customer asking for it coz that's just ignorance but industry people doing it! That is whacko.
Looking at the form of those trees there were other options and they certainly didn't look like candidates that would fail and fall over. If you are worried about branch failure/ice etc well there's other options but hey ... lets just whack it where the crow flies ... wham bam thankyou mam ... we're outta here and paid. Now they have the ongoing BS.
If you want a 30' tree buy one but dont buy a species that'll grow to a hundred then try to keep it a 30', or worse still, get a 100' one and whack it at 30'.
In the first few years you'll think you're ahead (if it lives) but then the haunting will come.
Meanwhile, we got a local govt whacking them for public display on tree care excellence. I saw another today, right beside the bitumin drive way of a park on Wynnum road Murarrie, looks like it was a forest red gum, whacked real good sticking out like a sore thumb.