Other Sports tree triming?

Valiant · 02:13 PM

I always wonder about the brains of the guy thatoperates our building.

So there is a cre of guys trimming all the trees around the office. And by trim I mean butcher. Isn't that going to kill the trees? Especially since they are chopping half the limbs off.

Same guy paid a group to replace all the windows in the building. Taken twice as long to do. They geniuses also did the empty floors first, while replacing the occupied upper floors during the winter.

Then the parking lot. Started before I came on. Was suppose to take 6months for a mil and half. Now at one and half years and over five million for it. And the damn part done is garbage and will not last two years.

Back on topic. For anyone who has experience, won't thiskill the trees this time of year?

Stewie · 12-28-2010, 02:14 PM

Most trees can be pruned back pretty severely before they're affected. I had about 40% of a red oak removed and it's actually doing better now. It was really in need of a pruning, though.

I don't know how much you can prune a parking lot. Do you get to drink on the job?

jiveturkey · 12-28-2010, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Stewie

Do you get to drink on the job?

Brock · 12-28-2010, 02:27 PM

Won't hurt them, but there's ways to do it that are more aesthetically pleasing than just hacking away.

Simplex3 · 12-28-2010, 02:30 PM

As I understand it you're better off doing it in the winter because the tree is dormant and it should be less likely to get bugs or disease until it's had some opportunity to heal.

I also believe you can take off up to 1/3 of the canopy with no harm.

Extra Point · 12-28-2010, 02:31 PM

Actually, between late-November to mid-February is the best time to trim trees, especially oaks.

Extra Point · 12-28-2010, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Simplex3

As I understand it you're better off doing it in the winter because the tree is dormant and it should be less likely to get bugs or disease until it's had some opportunity to heal.

I also believe you can take off up to 1/3 of the canopy with no harm.

They're less susceptible to beryllium rust, that way.

Simplex3 · 12-28-2010, 02:39 PM

...and Google isn't susceptible to beryllium posts as we found out a few years ago.

Valiant · 12-28-2010, 02:51 PM

Thanks for the input. Positive rep your way when I get home and not on my phone.

rageeumr · 12-28-2010, 03:09 PM

Do you happen to work in a building up by the airport? Sounds a lot like a building my company recently did some work in.

12-28-2010, 02:01 PM
Valiant Valiant 'The Thread Killer' Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $6462380	tree triming? I always wonder about the brains of the guy thatoperates our building. So there is a cre of guys trimming all the trees around the office. And by trim I mean butcher. Isn't that going to kill the trees? Especially since they are chopping half the limbs off. Same guy paid a group to replace all the windows in the building. Taken twice as long to do. They geniuses also did the empty floors first, while replacing the occupied upper floors during the winter. Then the parking lot. Started before I came on. Was suppose to take 6months for a mil and half. Now at one and half years and over five million for it. And the damn part done is garbage and will not last two years. Back on topic. For anyone who has experience, won't thiskill the trees this time of year? Last edited by Valiant; 12-28-2010 at 02:13 PM..
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12-28-2010, 02:14 PM	#2
Stewie MVP Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: West of the Equator Casino cash: $1959901	Most trees can be pruned back pretty severely before they're affected. I had about 40% of a red oak removed and it's actually doing better now. It was really in need of a pruning, though. I don't know how much you can prune a parking lot. Do you get to drink on the job?
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12-28-2010, 02:27 PM	#4
Brock Say hello to my little friend Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Larryville Casino cash: $9598422	Won't hurt them, but there's ways to do it that are more aesthetically pleasing than just hacking away.
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12-28-2010, 02:30 PM	#5
Simplex3 MVP Join Date: Sep 2003 Casino cash: $10004900	As I understand it you're better off doing it in the winter because the tree is dormant and it should be less likely to get bugs or disease until it's had some opportunity to heal. I also believe you can take off up to 1/3 of the canopy with no harm.
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12-28-2010, 02:31 PM	#6
Extra Point MVP Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Prairie Village, KS Casino cash: $10004900	Actually, between late-November to mid-February is the best time to trim trees, especially oaks. __________________ "Sometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits." --Satchel Paige
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12-28-2010, 02:39 PM	#8
Simplex3 MVP Join Date: Sep 2003 Casino cash: $10004900	...and Google isn't susceptible to beryllium posts as we found out a few years ago.
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12-28-2010, 02:51 PM	#9
Valiant Valiant 'The Thread Killer' Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $6462380	Thanks for the input. Positive rep your way when I get home and not on my phone.
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12-28-2010, 03:09 PM	#10
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