Ring-barked macrocarpa and river job

fosheezy · 15th July 2008, 11:17 PM

I've just been down to frosty christchurch and found this old mac that someone obviously didnt want outside their house.
It was ring-barked all the way around with a chisel and ive heard conflicting stories; that grafts were used to fix it, and that they weren't used where the cambiums re-joined naturally... whatever the method, its one healthy bugger of a tree now!

This was one of the jobs we did down in Christchurch... was pretty fun.

Drouin Tree Service · 15th July 2008, 11:30 PM

Wow!!Im coming over to Christchurch/dunedin in a few weeks!!Looking forward to it..

Done it · 15th July 2008, 11:38 PM

Fun from the camera end.

Are they chainsaw pants or fish waders?

Great to see that tree survived,

Eric Frei · 16th July 2008, 12:32 AM

Man if you were in that water this time of year it must have been friggin freezing?!

I'd say that macrocarpa jumped it naturally.

fosheezy · 16th July 2008, 05:21 PM

hahaha yeah wasnt me in the water but we had these thick-as waders, also the bloke in the water is a keen surfer and was complaining about not getting to the beach all weekend so it wasnt hard to convince him to get em on.

15th July 2008, 11:17 PM	#1
fosheezy Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 60	Ring-barked macrocarpa and river job I've just been down to frosty christchurch and found this old mac that someone obviously didnt want outside their house. It was ring-barked all the way around with a chisel and ive heard conflicting stories; that grafts were used to fix it, and that they weren't used where the cambiums re-joined naturally... whatever the method, its one healthy bugger of a tree now! This was one of the jobs we did down in Christchurch... was pretty fun. Attached Thumbnails

15th July 2008, 11:30 PM	#2
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15th July 2008, 11:38 PM	#3
Done it Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Australia. Posts: 784	Re: Ring-barked macrocarpa and river job Fun from the camera end. Are they chainsaw pants or fish waders? Great to see that tree survived,

16th July 2008, 12:32 AM	#4
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,820	Re: Ring-barked macrocarpa and river job Man if you were in that water this time of year it must have been friggin freezing?! I'd say that macrocarpa jumped it naturally. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

16th July 2008, 05:21 PM	#5
fosheezy Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 60	Re: Ring-barked macrocarpa and river job hahaha yeah wasnt me in the water but we had these thick-as waders, also the bloke in the water is a keen surfer and was complaining about not getting to the beach all weekend so it wasnt hard to convince him to get em on.

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