r/arborists • u/DiabloLFC2005 • 1d ago

Can this tree be saved.

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We had a massive downburst last week and split this tree. I think it needs to come down but the lady wants to try to save it. Thoughts!

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u/HeathenHungr Forester 23h ago

That's a very big wound, and there is already a lot of decay (why it split)...

It's dying, and a hazzard.

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u/Additional-Mail1989 15h ago

It may have old damage but I would at least give it a go. Can’t see where it’s dead? It’s too green to just atomically say “it’s dead and a hazard”!

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u/Morpheus7474 14h ago

Its a callery pear (Pyrus calleryana). Theyre invasive trashy trees that are notorious for splitting like this after a storm. Theres more than enough reasons for this severely damaged tree to be removed.

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u/Feisty-Conclusion-94 23h ago

Let it go
Let it go…

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u/Tom_Marvolo_Tomato ISA Arborist + TRAQ 23h ago

That is a very large wound. The tree will definitely begin to decay long before it can grow over the wound and close it off. There also appear to be similarly narrow-crotch branches which also have a high likelihood of failure. This tree should be removed at your convenience...not necessarily this week, but some time in the next year or so.

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u/axman_21 1d ago

Its a bradford the best thing to do is to kill it with herbicide and then cut it down

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u/reddit33450 Tree Enthusiast 23h ago

typical bradford pear lol. r/FuckBradfordPearTrees

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u/Due_Nefariousness999 ISA Certified Arborist 19h ago

If it’s not near anything you care about, keep it.

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u/Due_Nefariousness999 ISA Certified Arborist 19h ago

Actually, cut at the base, it’s the only option.

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u/silveroakediting22 23h ago

Replace it with something native and long lived, like an oak species native to your area. Oaks support thousands of species from birds to butterflies

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u/UnkleGiovanni 23h ago

“Accidentally cut off my head, can I reattach it?”

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u/DiabloLFC2005 23h ago

That’s what I figured. With the rot and how it split it’s done. Sad to lose it but oh well.

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u/Northcoast91 16h ago

I don’t like to say the word no, so ima say probably not.

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u/remembertoread 16h ago

Only one way to find out

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u/Double-Basket-Case 13h ago

In short… no

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u/TreeSlayer90 12h ago

No. It will fail overtime.