http://www.gufc.org Sustaining Georgia's Green Legacy by Helping Communities Grow Healthy Trees Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:29:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.gufc.org http://www.gufc.org/wp-content/mbp-favicon/favicon.ico http://www.gufc.org/http:/www.gufc.org/discussion-potentail-tree-failure-makes-for-difficult-decisions/ http://www.gufc.org/http:/www.gufc.org/discussion-potentail-tree-failure-makes-for-difficult-decisions/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:29:23 +0000 gufc http://www.gufc.org/?p=597 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 often recommend to take down healthy-appearing trees near commercial and residential structures.   The decision is particularly tough when the tree is a specimen hardwood that is healthy.   To complicate matters is the bigger issue of probability; typically, it is more likely for a person to get  in a car accident than for the tree to fail.   Arborists are left with measuring the risks and rewards of leaving a tree.   Due to liability issues, these trees are typically removed.  Is this the right course of action or are there alternatives?

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