I got a call for a shade tree case. I haven't had one of those since I retired nine years ago! It's a white pine that I stuck in the ground when this property belonged to a friend, who was growing Christmas trees. I rode the planter and my friend was driving the tractor. That's long ago, and the Christmas tree operation is no more, and now this tree is next to the house of the current owner. He called me because recent winds made this tree tip over. Just out of sight in the pictures is the septic tank, which knocked out a large part of the root system.
This fork is too far gone to correct by taking off one side, and it has a large area of included bark. Not Good,...
...because that fork leans straight on to the porch on the east side of the house. There is no imminent danger, but eventually it will want to split off with a strong south wind.
The coup de grace. That tip it got from the wind pushed the top over ten feet and brought up a big hump of root on the west side. It's too much to pull back and heal over, especially with the septic tank on the west side. It will be an easy takedown.
