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eva_thompson•1h ago

Chose to cable the split oak in the park instead of removing it, and the county guy shook my hand

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drew_reed62•2d ago

My ground guy nicked the bull rope with the 200T and I didn't catch it until the limb was already moving

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logan_ellis•2d ago

My old foreman told me to stop flushing every cut with a chainsaw, and it took 3 months to admit he was right

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reesel50•2d ago

Watched a crew top a red oak at 10am and the wound is already cracking 6 months later

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emery_park93•3d ago

Saw a stat that a mature oak puts out 200 gallons of water a day through its leaves, now I'm second guessing my summer watering schedule

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tara_patel•5d ago

Dropped $800 on a Portawrap and a GRCS last spring, and it paid for itself on one sketchy red oak

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clark.alex•5d ago

Found out a mature oak can pull 50 gallons of water a day and I've been watering new plantings all wrong

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king.robin•6d ago

Snapped a 4 inch limb over the fence on Tuesday and the homeowner handled it better than I did

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tylerj22•7d ago

Went with a pole saw over a top handle for my 3 acre lot, and my shoulders thank me

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adamr14•15d ago

Finally stopped hating my $150 pole pruner, here's why

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martinez.kim•18d ago

Ditch the handsaw for a pole pruner on tall deadwood

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craig.mila•21d ago

That dead oak on Maple Street nearly took out my truck last Tuesday

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janarivera•24d ago

Chipped a $1,400 stump grinder blade on a hidden rock in Boise, now I always probe first

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xenaf51•25d ago

Tried a pole saw for deadwood, got a surprise

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the_emery•27d ago

Bad week with a dying red oak in Westport, three bids and no good answer

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