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I finally listened to my dad about not topping trees after ignoring him for a decade.
He was a city arborist for 40 years and always said topping a stressed maple just pushes weak growth and invites decay. I did it anyway on a job in Toledo last fall, and now the client is calling about a huge limb failure. How do you explain this kind of long-term risk to a homeowner who just wants a tree 'shorter' right now?
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brianreed1mo ago
Man, my buddy had a client who insisted on topping a big oak. It looked fine for a year, then a storm snapped one of those weak new limbs right through his sunroom roof. Cost a fortune.
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sean8543mo ago
My uncle was a roofer who always said you can't just slap new shingles over rotten wood. I saw a neighbor try that exact shortcut to save money, and two years later a whole section of their roof caved in during a heavy rain. They ended up paying triple for the full repair and interior water damage. Some jobs just can't be rushed.
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