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Originally Posted by quercus  pardon my french, mate... But I don't think you'll need a poll to vote on this.
Every arb here knows the answer of every other arb. Or is this a method to filter out hacks on the forum? |
This is amusing.
I was pruning a fruitless mulberry tree yesterday, just light thinning and directing it from the house (a bit more than consulting arborist).
And then there were these 3 ten foot tall Austrian pines close to the fence that were planted with the intent of being "bushes" - not tall trees.
So part of the job was to take the top growth off.
They were so thick, I couldn't see what the inside looked like when bidding, but once I started to prune them, I could see the big stub cuts from a prior cutting. Probably was "topping" due to the stubs protruding beyond the unions of limbs below.
So my son was helping on this one. He does not work with me much. But as I'm working on this pine, I say, "Michael, it might be hard to tell inside this mess, but what looks like me topping here is actually crown reduction, because I'm actually planning and thinking about what I'm doing" - as I chuckle and laugh.
Honestly, I don't really even like "crown reduction". Too bad it has to have it's place.