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douglas fir trees
We have a stand of 6 - 8 100 foot DF tress about 20 feet from our
house. We've thought about "topping" them but wonder if that is wise. Also a friend recommended we take the limbs off to about 20 feet above ground to give us the more of the afternoon sun. Our area is usually cloudly and wet, seattle area. At present, an arboist is too expensive. Any ideas or books that might help Thanks |
douglas fir trees
"Ray" wrote in message
om... We have a stand of 6 - 8 100 foot DF tress about 20 feet from our house. We've thought about "topping" them but wonder if that is wise. Also a friend recommended we take the limbs off to about 20 feet above ground to give us the more of the afternoon sun. Our area is usually cloudly and wet, seattle area. At present, an arboist is too expensive. Any ideas or books that might help Thanks Don't top your tree. Check this out: http://www.plantamnesty.org/stoptopp...optopping.htm. - Tristram Shandy |
douglas fir trees
Don't top the trees. As I am sure many others will state, it will harm the
trees and make them look terrible. Many people will limb fir trees as they get taller. On my woodlot tree farm I do this because it tends to promote knot-free timber. However, on my residence (where I have about 30-40 similarly sized trees that will never be logged) I do this because (i) I would like a little more light to filter in from the edges of the stand and (ii) I don't want to get injured by falling dead branches - the lower branches will eventually die off anyway and become so-called "widow makers" (you figure out the etymology of that term). "Ray" wrote in message om... We have a stand of 6 - 8 100 foot DF tress about 20 feet from our house. We've thought about "topping" them but wonder if that is wise. Also a friend recommended we take the limbs off to about 20 feet above ground to give us the more of the afternoon sun. Our area is usually cloudly and wet, seattle area. At present, an arboist is too expensive. Any ideas or books that might help Thanks |
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"oxo34452" wrote in message et... "Ray" wrote in message om... We have a stand of 6 - 8 100 foot DF tress about 20 feet from our house. We've thought about "topping" them but wonder if that is wise. Also a friend recommended we take the limbs off to about 20 feet above ground to give us the more of the afternoon sun. Our area is usually cloudly and wet, seattle area. At present, an arboist is too expensive. Any ideas or books that might help Thanks Don't top your tree. Check this out: http://www.plantamnesty.org/stoptopp...optopping.htm. - Tristram Shandy |
douglas fir trees
My house is surrounded by 10 Douglas Firs that were topped many, many years
ago. The topping didn't stop the trees from growing taller (they're about the same height as a couple of non-topped trees across the street), it just created multiple trunks to grow up from the point they were topped. So, unless you're going to have them topped every other year, (pretty expensive for the height trees you have), it's definitely not worth it. It's much more effective to spend the money thinning them out a bit to reduce the "sail" factor. Unless the roots begin to rot, you're in little danger from them falling over - Doug Fir roots are very strong! s/Bob "Ray" wrote in message om... We have a stand of 6 - 8 100 foot DF tress about 20 feet from our house. We've thought about "topping" them but wonder if that is wise. Also a friend recommended we take the limbs off to about 20 feet above ground to give us the more of the afternoon sun. Our area is usually cloudly and wet, seattle area. At present, an arboist is too expensive. Any ideas or books that might help Thanks |
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"oxo34452" wrote in message . net... "Ray" wrote in message om... We have a stand of 6 - 8 100 foot DF tress about 20 feet from our house. We've thought about "topping" them but wonder if that is wise. Also a friend recommended we take the limbs off to about 20 feet above ground to give us the more of the afternoon sun. Our area is usually cloudly and wet, seattle area. At present, an arboist is too expensive. Any ideas or books that might help Thanks Don't top your tree. Check this out: http://www.plantamnesty.org/stoptopp...optopping.htm. - Tristram Shandy |
douglas fir trees
Thanks. Is there a limit to how high one should go with taking off
branches? About a third of our trees have a double trunk roughly 4-6 feet from the ground. Whoever planted the trees and nutured them did not pay attention to the "lean" of the trunk and the overall slant to the tree. SO a couple of them lean toward the house, approx. 20 away. They seem to be healthy now and I'd like to keep them that way. Will removing the lower branches do much harm. I just need to go up maybe 10 feet. Thanks again. "homer" wrote in message thlink.net... Don't top the trees. As I am sure many others will state, it will harm the trees and make them look terrible. Many people will limb fir trees as they get taller. On my woodlot tree farm I do this because it tends to promote knot-free timber. However, on my residence (where I have about 30-40 similarly sized trees that will never be logged) I do this because (i) I would like a little more light to filter in from the edges of the stand and (ii) I don't want to get injured by falling dead branches - the lower branches will eventually die off anyway and become so-called "widow makers" (you figure out the etymology of that term). "Ray" wrote in message om... We have a stand of 6 - 8 100 foot DF tress about 20 feet from our house. We've thought about "topping" them but wonder if that is wise. Also a friend recommended we take the limbs off to about 20 feet above ground to give us the more of the afternoon sun. Our area is usually cloudly and wet, seattle area. At present, an arboist is too expensive. Any ideas or books that might help Thanks |
douglas fir trees
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Thanks. How would one tell if the roots are rotting? "Bob Muir" wrote in message ... My house is surrounded by 10 Douglas Firs that were topped many, many years ago. The topping didn't stop the trees from growing taller (they're about the same height as a couple of non-topped trees across the street), it just created multiple trunks to grow up from the point they were topped. So, unless you're going to have them topped every other year, (pretty expensive for the height trees you have), it's definitely not worth it. It's much more effective to spend the money thinning them out a bit to reduce the "sail" factor. Unless the roots begin to rot, you're in little danger from them falling over - Doug Fir roots are very strong! s/Bob "Ray" wrote in message om... We have a stand of 6 - 8 100 foot DF tress about 20 feet from our house. We've thought about "topping" them but wonder if that is wise. Also a friend recommended we take the limbs off to about 20 feet above ground to give us the more of the afternoon sun. Our area is usually cloudly and wet, seattle area. At present, an arboist is too expensive. Any ideas or books that might help Thanks |
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I would say that root rot is rare. However, doug firs, expecially if they
have been part of a larger forest that has been thinned, are prone to being knocked down by the wind during ferocious winter storms. Apparently their root systems interlock, and when part of that connection is broken they are more vulnerable to wind damage. "Ray" wrote in message om... Thanks. How would one tell if the roots are rotting? "Bob Muir" wrote in message ... My house is surrounded by 10 Douglas Firs that were topped many, many years ago. The topping didn't stop the trees from growing taller (they're about the same height as a couple of non-topped trees across the street), it just created multiple trunks to grow up from the point they were topped. So, unless you're going to have them topped every other year, (pretty expensive for the height trees you have), it's definitely not worth it. It's much more effective to spend the money thinning them out a bit to reduce the "sail" factor. Unless the roots begin to rot, you're in little danger from them falling over - Doug Fir roots are very strong! s/Bob "Ray" wrote in message om... We have a stand of 6 - 8 100 foot DF tress about 20 feet from our house. We've thought about "topping" them but wonder if that is wise. Also a friend recommended we take the limbs off to about 20 feet above ground to give us the more of the afternoon sun. Our area is usually cloudly and wet, seattle area. At present, an arboist is too expensive. Any ideas or books that might help Thanks |
douglas fir trees
"gregpresley" expounded:
I would say that root rot is rare. However, doug firs, expecially if they have been part of a larger forest that has been thinned, are prone to being knocked down by the wind during ferocious winter storms. Apparently their root systems interlock, and when part of that connection is broken they are more vulnerable to wind damage. It's not just the root system. Trees that grow together grow in certain patterns in the wind. When you take down some of the trees, the ones left are left without the protection they grew up with. Their wind strength was established with their partner trees (for lack of a better word). -- Ann, Gardening in zone 6a Just south of Boston, MA ******************************** |
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