 Re: Holes in Big Tree
bignadad, where is BVille? Both photos could be the result of sap sucker damage. If you live in an area where these protected little buggers live, and the little voice in your head is telling you that there MIGHT be a problem, get someone who is qualified in risk assestment to come and have a look. Even better, get a couple qualified assements, ?ause in todays world everyone is in the CYA mode.
Attached is a picture of a tree that was weakened as the result of poor management and poorer arboricultural practices. The tree had a sapsucker entrance hole 2.5" in diameter. This hole went down the center of the deadwood between 12 and 14". It was a column about six inches in diameter, and weakened the union resulting in 70' of poplar hinged on the roof of a two story cabin. |