This is a portion of an
article written in February ‘05 for the Hull Massachusetts Garden Club by Julie
McIntosh Shapiro. It is printed here
with the author’s permission. It is a
long article, so it will be presented in several segments.
While you’re looking out your
windows, now might be a great time to examine the trees on your property and
those close by, to see if any have suffered damage from the latest winter
storm. Mario Vaden, an Oregon state arborist checks in with us with his list of
things to look for in a dangerous or hazardous tree:
9. SUSPENDED, DETACHED LIMBS
OR TREE TOPS.
Sometimes limbs and tree tops
break loose and only fall a few feet, getting caught in the remaining parts of
the tree, or in other trees. Sometimes they are hard to spot. Spend plenty of
time viewing your trees from different angles as you look up and down
throughout the entire canopy. Check your trees to make sure the tip of the
leader, or tips or leaders, are still intact.
10. A LARGE DIAMETER TRUNK
OVER A SMALLER DIAMETER.
