Two English Walnut trees. The finish product.
Start 07-28-08. 24 man hours. I trimmed these over 12 years ago. Things grow so fast down in the valley. Longer season. Warmer temperatures. Especially if they get water. At any rate the trees were overgrown. Top heavy. Starting to fall apart. They needed better periodic maintenance. We had to clip the tops at about 3 inch caliper. This requires exceptional skill as a climber. If you just thin the trees and leave the tops in a situation like this. They would be more likely to break than if you left them alone. With proper periodic maintenance. You can keep most of your cuts under 3 inches. 4 inch cuts aren't too bad. Larger cuts often don't heal over. Producing cavities, excessive suckering, structural defects, etc. Often we have to work on trees that haven't been maintained for 15 or 20 or more years. Then it can get a little radical sometimes. Certain things have to be fixed. For safety. A good arborist has to be like a good surgeon. Cut what needs to be cut. Never mind how difficult it may be.
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