 Re: Please Help!! Silver Maple
Oh TS, I thought of that also, I was just waiting for the cut-er-down crew to show up and state their case. I have discovered something very interesting in the recent past. In the southern hemisphere, there ARE tree that are co-dominant, and have U shaped crotches. I have been looking for trees in 2b hardiness zone that exhibit this trait, and I have NEVER seen one. I will even go one step further, co-dominant trees are more likely to stay up-right where there isn't snow, ice and freezing, going on in the crotches.
I have made up my mind as to what I would do IF it was my tree. In my opinion, the tree is in this state due to root loss and chemical damage. A caveat to this statement is that WE are not hands on, and MAY change our minds IF we were on-site. Cabling this tree is an option, but the most important thing we can do for a tree is to give it the resourses (Space) that it needs, this tree is restricted in soil space. Even IF the crown comes back, the potential for growth or even maintaining the crown is doubtful, IMO. I would remove and replace it.
It is sad that stevezmom has listened to two separate trades people, and ended up with a tree in that condition. This is one of those cases that the client (stevezmom) will probably NEVER trust a landscaper OR an arborist again. |