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My bad call on a pine's lean cost me half a day
I thought the pine was leaning away from the house. It twisted mid-fall and took out a garden bed. How do you double-check lean on conifers with dense crowns?
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wells.olivia7mo ago
Honestly I've found that stepping way back is key. Get low and sight up the trunk from a couple angles, even if the crown is thick. Last spring I flagged a suspect Douglas fir by tying a small weight to a string and dangling it from a long pole to see the true center line. The crown was full but the trunk was way off. What methods have worked for you guys when the branches hide everything?
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jake_wright497mo ago
Yeah totally, the string trick is smart. I'll use my phone as a level sometimes, just hold it against the trunk to see if it's running straight up and down. Feels like cheating, right?
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