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Tree trimming question
I have a tall (~60 feet) fir tree next to my house. It has grown to the
point where the branches are starting to touch the side of the house, even though the base of the tree is ~10 feet from the house. What is the best way to trim the branches - remove them at the trunk, or just cut them enough so they are no longer near the house? If I start removing branches that grow enough to touch the house, eventually I will have chopped off most of the branches on that side of the tree. I'm thinking I should just cut them off so they are not too close to the house. |
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Tree trimming question
On 8/29/2008 9:12 PM, Zootal wrote:
I have a tall (~60 feet) fir tree next to my house. It has grown to the point where the branches are starting to touch the side of the house, even though the base of the tree is ~10 feet from the house. What is the best way to trim the branches - remove them at the trunk, or just cut them enough so they are no longer near the house? If I start removing branches that grow enough to touch the house, eventually I will have chopped off most of the branches on that side of the tree. I'm thinking I should just cut them off so they are not too close to the house. On many conifers, a branch will die back to its base if it is cut below the last live needles. If you need to cut a branch severely, you must therefore remove the branch entirely. That doesn't necessarily mean removing it to the trunk, only to where it branches out from some other branch. Of course, in some cases, a branch might come directly from the trunk. -- David E. Ross Climate: California Mediterranean Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19) Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/ |
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Tree trimming question
On Aug 30, 12:12�am, "Zootal" wrote:
I have a tall (~60 feet) fir tree next to my house. It has grown to the point where the branches are starting to touch the side of the house, even though the base of the tree is ~10 feet from the house. What is the best way to trim the branches - remove them at the trunk, or just cut them enough so they are no longer near the house? If I start removing branches that grow enough to touch the house, eventually I will have chopped off most of the branches on that side of the tree. I'm thinking I should just cut them off so they are not too close to the house. Get rid of that tree, you're looking for trouble. |
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Tree trimming question
I have a tall (~60 feet) fir tree next to my house. It has grown to the point where the branches are starting to touch the side of the house, even though the base of the tree is ~10 feet from the house. What is the best way to trim the branches - remove them at the trunk, or just cut them enough so they are no longer near the house? If I start removing branches that grow enough to touch the house, eventually I will have chopped off most of the branches on that side of the tree. I'm thinking I should just cut them off so they are not too close to the house. Get rid of that tree, you're looking for trouble. I live in Oregon. Tree central. The bleading heart activists would firebomb my house if I cut it down :-( On a more serious note - I live in a small town in the Wilamatte Valley, Oregon (Lebanon, about 40 miles SSE of Salem, which is about 50 miles south of Portland) where the city enacts draconian rules and regulations. They won't let me remove it, and it's not worth the legal fight it would take to get permission. Out of curiosity...what kind of trouble could this cause? |
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Tree trimming question
On Aug 30, 2:42�pm, "Zootal" wrote:
I have a tall (~60 feet) fir tree next to my house. It has grown to the point where the branches are starting to touch the side of the house, even though the base of the tree is ~10 feet from the house. What is the best way to trim the branches - remove them at the trunk, or just cut them enough so they are no longer near the house? If I start removing branches that grow enough to touch the house, eventually I will have chopped off most of the branches on that side of the tree. I'm thinking I should just cut them off so they are not too close to the house. Get rid of that tree, you're looking for trouble. I live in Oregon. Tree central. The bleading heart activists would firebomb my house if I cut it down :-( On a more serious note - I live in a small town in the Wilamatte Valley, Oregon (Lebanon, about �40 miles SSE of Salem, which is about 50 miles south of Portland) where the city enacts draconian rules and regulations. They won't let me remove it, and it's not worth the legal fight it would take to get permission. Out of curiosity...what kind of trouble could this cause? It could fall on your house, and possibly squash people inside like bugs. And being so close to a house foundation it would have poorly established roots on the house side. It could fall away from the house but it can just as likely fall towards the house, depends a lot on windage, it's too much of a crap shoot. And when your home insurance adjuster comes to inspect they won't pay for any of the damage because you did nothing to mitigate an obviously dangerous condition. I somehow don't believe your municipality won't allow a clear and present danger to be rectified... if they won't let you cut it down as you claim why would I believe they will let you cut its limbs. |
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Tree trimming question
On 8/30/2008 11:42 AM, Zootal wrote:
I have a tall (~60 feet) fir tree next to my house. It has grown to the point where the branches are starting to touch the side of the house, even though the base of the tree is ~10 feet from the house. What is the best way to trim the branches - remove them at the trunk, or just cut them enough so they are no longer near the house? If I start removing branches that grow enough to touch the house, eventually I will have chopped off most of the branches on that side of the tree. I'm thinking I should just cut them off so they are not too close to the house. Get rid of that tree, you're looking for trouble. I live in Oregon. Tree central. The bleading heart activists would firebomb my house if I cut it down :-( On a more serious note - I live in a small town in the Wilamatte Valley, Oregon (Lebanon, about 40 miles SSE of Salem, which is about 50 miles south of Portland) where the city enacts draconian rules and regulations. They won't let me remove it, and it's not worth the legal fight it would take to get permission. Out of curiosity...what kind of trouble could this cause? A conifer that close to a structure might be considered a fire hazard. If you really would like to remove the tree, have your homeowner's insurance agent or broker evaluate the situation. Also, have your local fire department look at it. (If you have a volunteer fire service, have the local fire marshal look at it.) -- David E. Ross Climate: California Mediterranean Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19) Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/ |
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Tree trimming question
Tree Pruning http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT20...ing/index.html Sincerely, John A. Keslick, Jr. Consulting Arborist http://home.ccil.org/~treeman and www.treedictionary.com Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology. Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us that we are not the boss. "Zootal" wrote in message ... I have a tall (~60 feet) fir tree next to my house. It has grown to the point where the branches are starting to touch the side of the house, even though the base of the tree is ~10 feet from the house. What is the best way to trim the branches - remove them at the trunk, or just cut them enough so they are no longer near the house? If I start removing branches that grow enough to touch the house, eventually I will have chopped off most of the branches on that side of the tree. I'm thinking I should just cut them off so they are not too close to the house. |
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