Tree Assessment

Cement in old stump of apple tree

Should you fill the cavity in your tree or seal a wound?

Like outdated medical practices such as bloodletting and lobotomies, arboriculture has its own discarded methods. Some approaches, though less shocking than lobotomies, are still questionable when critically examined. Techniques such as cavity filling and wound sealing, while other methods remain under review or are reserved for rare situations.  So let’s chat about caring for wounds […]

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Resistance Drilling and how it provides tree owners with more information

What is resistance drilling? Resistance drilling has been around for several decades (nearly 40 years) and has been used to determine the strength of wood.  It uses a very small diameter drill bit (about 1.5mm) spinning at incredibly high resolutions. While it is drilling into the tree it measures the resistance that the wood provides.

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