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Old 28-08-2018, 09:51 PM posted to rec.gardens
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Default Gauging the strength of an old tree
On 8/27/2018 4:38 PM, bob prohaska wrote:
Tapping on the buttress roots and the trunks suggests
the is mostly solid, with a decayed core.

A decayed core means your tree is already seriously compromised. I
would have it removed immediately.

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