Girdled roots

[David Humphries]

The cherry seems to have taken care of that nicely--

 

Nature worth emulating.

 

 

 

Guerrilla un-girdling

 

it sighed..........then said thankyou

 

 

 

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[David Humphries]

decent sized robur that may be the next one that gets some RCX

 

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[treeseer]

Didn't have a range of appropriate tools at hand at the time.

 

Looking into purchasing a couple of gouge chisels to improve options for removing whole parts of girdles as opposed to just severing and getting what we can with cutting tools.

 

 

 

 

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One of those you did looked to have been chiseled. or very tricky sawmanship!

 

Decent chisels can be had at the dollar store. Straight edge work for me, just so they're sharp...

 

o and the most recent draft of the US standard came out for review--final?--just today. http://www.tcia.org/sites/tcia.org/files/A300Part8-Drft4-V1-PubRev-05-2013_1.pdf

[Langur]

Great thread David!

 

Really interesting. Thanks for taking the time to share all the pics and infos.

[David Humphries]

Great thread David!

 

Really interesting. Thanks for taking the time to share all the pics and infos.

 

 

You are very welcome

 

 

 

 

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[David Humphries]

One of those you did looked to have been chiseled. or very tricky sawmanship! .

 

It's all in the dexterity

 

Decent chisels can be had at the dollar store. Straight edge work for me, just so they're sharp...

 

We were talking about style of chisel yesterday.

 

Straight edge would be useful for severing and levering.

 

But we were thinking that a gouge style would be really useful too for releasing those hard to get at included parts

 

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[treeseer]

I have a (probbly cheaper) set like that; the wood handle on one busted after being hammered. If a straight chisel threatens to damage stem tissue, one simply switches to a smaller size. good luck with the gougers if you get em!

 

That robur looks like a good flare, but one never knows what subterranean strangling might be going on. Where you see one that big at the surface, odds are something's amiss below.

[David Humphries]

That robur looks like a good flare, but one never knows what subterranean strangling might be going on. Where you see one that big at the surface, odds are something's amiss below.

 

 

I'll be sure to get some shots up if we a get a chance to work on it

 

 

 

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[treeseer]

I'll be sure to get some shots up if we a get a chance to work on it

 

 

 

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Please do!

 

Here's one Quercus virginiana wrestling with another. The larger trunk has Gano applanatum--2nd pic, arising away from the trunk after years of popping out on the flare. It's fairly well along inside, but held at bay as the tree rejuvenates after sprouts arose in the lower trunk. For years it had been stripped bare, plus having root sprouts sprayed with weedkiller.

 

Anyway a girdler got pruned to a lateral; cheap straight chisel in action, last week.

[David Humphries]

Please do!

 

Here's one Quercus virginiana wrestling with another. The larger trunk has Gano applanatum--2nd pic, arising away from the trunk after years of popping out on the flare. It's fairly well along inside, but held at bay as the tree rejuvenates after sprouts arose in the lower trunk. For years it had been stripped bare, plus having root sprouts sprayed with weedkiller.

 

Anyway a girdler got pruned to a lateral; cheap straight chisel in action, last week.

 

Is that the only piece of work done to that tree Guy?

 

Would be interested in knowing (culturally) how often you get your clients accepting this level of arb service on a single visit?

 

 

 

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