Category Archives: Risk

Discussion: Potential tree failure makes for difficult decisions

October 13, 2009 – 11:29 am

Arborists are often asked to assess tree hazards on a property and are taught to look at tree health, target, and size.   Jesse Milton, in his casual research, reports that  in 38% of trees that he has observed to fail, the defect was either not visible or there was no defect.   It is no wonder that arborists [...]

By gufc | Comments (3)