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Watching a storm take down a maple in Charleston changed my pruning approach
Saw how the interior decay I'd ignored caused it to fail at a 45-degree angle. Now I'm way more aggressive with deadwood removal on mature trees, anyone else shift their methods after a specific storm?
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nora7353d ago
That "interior decay I'd ignored" line hits hard. We had a huge old oak in the backyard that lost a major limb right over the patio. The break was clean through the middle and it was just... hollow and punky inside. I never even thought to check for that. Now I'm poking at every suspicious bump or mushroom cluster. It's not just about looks anymore, it's about what you can't see. That visual of your maple going down at an angle would stick with me forever.
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