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Shear plane crack on a branch (Honey locust) I actually don't encounter shear plane cracks very often, relative to the number of trees I've inspected over my entire career. I think these branches usually fail entirely and end up as hangers, which is a broken branch suspended in the tree, still attached by some tissue. So, a shear plane crack means a failure has occurred, but it didn't fail entirely or completely. The ISA TRAQ manual describes that these cracks occur when the

Large, old bur oak with open multiple open cavities Arborists have adopted the language of 'risk' when assessing trees over the last 10-15 years ago. Before that, we referred to trees as 'hazard trees' or not. We found describing trees as hazardous was too definite, too black and white. If a tree was labeled as a hazard, that meant it posed an imminent threat when that maybe wasn't what was intended. The new best practices for tree assessment are centered around risk, allowin

Are you a homeowner or part of a homeowners' association in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, looking for expert tree risk assessment...

Are you a homeowner or part of a Homeowners Association (HOA) in North Carolina looking to ensure the safety and health of the trees in...

Are you a homeowner or part of a Homeowners Association (HOA) in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, in need of expert tree risk...