Why A Tall Rotten Tree May Need A Bucket
Posted on: 12 July 2023
A tall, beautiful deciduous tree follows the same approximate schedule each year: dormant branches in winter, buds producing beautiful new foliage in spring, and abundant greenery throughout summer, before its leaves change color and are lost in the fall. This natural order occurs like clockwork—although you might not notice if the clock slows down between seasons. When a tree becomes unwell and dies, its seasonal changes will simply not take place, leaving you with a tall, rotting tree on your land.
Wood Decay
It's harder to notice wood decay in seasonal trees. Decay (caused by fungi or a comparable parasitic infection) is more conspicuous in an evergreen tree since the tree's foliage is permanently on display. Any telltale discoloration and wilting will soon be obvious. With a deciduous tree, you may only notice a problem when the tree fails to come back to life in the spring. By this point, its wood decay may already be advanced.
Beyond Restoration
Removal of a decaying tree is the only option. It's beyond restoration, and delaying its removal from your land may not be an option. All traces of the tree must be removed due to its potentially infectious nature, as you don't want any other mature trees on your land to also become infected. Simply felling a tall rotten tree isn't an option, as the wood decay can lead to unpredictable results, and the tree (even if it was healthy) may be too tall for conventional felling. Professional tree removal will be needed.
Climbing
Arborists typically climb a tall, healthy tree that needs to be removed. Using chainsaws, they section the trunk from the top down, lowering these portions onto the ground for removal. Climbing isn't possible when the tree is rotten, although the tree will still need to be removed in sections.
Bucket
Bucket removal is when an aerial work platform (also called a bucket) is used to provide the required stability. This is a hydraulically lifted platform extending upwards from a truck. A worker will be raised to the crown of the tree where the upper trunk will be sectioned off with a chainsaw. It will be lowered to the ground, and then the work platform will be similarly lowered. The tree will be removed in pieces until only the stump remains, which will be excavated. All pieces of the infected, rotten tree will be transported away.
The bucket removal of an infected mature tree is no small task, but a tall rotten tree certainly can't be left where it is.
Reach out to a tree removal service near you to learn more.
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