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Old 16th January 2008, 06:47 PM   #13 (permalink)
treeseer
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Default Re: how much rot is acceptable?

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Originally Posted by newguy18 View Post
Thanks for the insight on how vaible rot in trees are guys.Ekka thanks for removing the poll as well because your right it is hard to give absolutes.I asked because I have been removing rotten trees and was wondering if some of the lesser cases might be able to be saved and its obvious that they can.
Most definitely--especially white and live oaks. attached is an article from tci mag--tree was ~85% hollow, and stood safely for 13 years til it declined. Page 32 here: http://www.tcia.org/PDFs/TCI_Mag_Nov_05.pdf
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