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  • A note on cabling

    A note on cabling

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    One recommendation that a certified arborist may make to mitigate risk of branches or codominant stems, may be to install a cable or a brace rod into the tree itself.  According to ISA definitions, cabling is the installation of steel or synthetic cables to support weak branches or branch unions. A brace rod is a…

  • Austin Oaks and common split gill

    Austin Oaks and common split gill

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    Howdy Austin,  For folks who love trees and Austinites old and new it’s hard to not take notice of our ever changing landscape in the hill country.  The damage done by the 2021 freeze, the 2022 drought, the 2023 freeze, development and a myriad of other living and non-living (abiotic/biotic) factors are contributing to the…