Mr Blair, I really enjoy your videos you post.. you live in such a beautiful part of the country, I like when u go up high in your bucket truck and show all the surrounding areas its really nice. I’m from Louisiana where everything is flat as a pancake lol.. Thank You..!
You’ll probably be back in a few years after the construction crews dig up half the roots and drive heavy machinery on the other half. Then they won’t have to worry about the drip line at all. Oh well. You did a nice job on your part, and that’s all any of us can do.
Seems odd that if the city is so protective of the trees that they'd use something as arbitrary as the dripline for the tpz. It's usually a good estimation but can vary so widely, it's a strange measurement to codify.
Down in the Palm Springs area pool service people hated Jacarandas, not necessarily because of the flowers, but the tiny leaflets of the compound leaves which regularly blocked pool filters.
I love that you took the time to make walking sticks for anyone, for free. I completely agree with your philosophy, and do the same with the food I grow.
I like you giving back to the community. I called it "delayed gratification". I do it with jams and marmalade. I made 130 marmalade and 45 blue berry jars. Obviously, I cannot consume them all, so I give lots of them away. For instance, 40 vanilla bean bitter/Seville marmalade were give to participants at a fish evolution meeting at Asilomar this weekend. Also with wood turning as fundraiser for a local botanical garden, and teach yoga as a community service.
I guess those neighbors are on good terms. The tree being trimmed isn’t their own though technically they may have the right to trim back parts of the tree growing over their property.?
Can you share which city this is and whether they're super strict on it? For example.. If the canopy still overhangs, can the homeowner never extend even if the root impact is acceptable? Or, if the structure will harm the tree regardless of the canopy size, does the city allow it to move forward? In my region we have a lot of developers or homeowners who interpret the code this way and prune the trees back. However.. The city or county will still ask for an arborist report (they do allow building under driplines if the root impact is acceptable, but require arborist review). So they do the pruning thinking it'll exempt them from one part of the development process, only to find out it didn't do anything.
Mr Blair, I really enjoy your videos you post.. you live in such a beautiful part of the country, I like when u go up high in your bucket truck and show all the surrounding areas its really nice. I’m from Louisiana where everything is flat as a pancake lol..
Thank You..!
First name is Blair. No formalities please.
Come visit the West Coast!
You’ll probably be back in a few years after the construction crews dig up half the roots and drive heavy machinery on the other half. Then they won’t have to worry about the drip line at all. Oh well. You did a nice job on your part, and that’s all any of us can do.
Likely, sad but too true
Seems odd that if the city is so protective of the trees that they'd use something as arbitrary as the dripline for the tpz. It's usually a good estimation but can vary so widely, it's a strange measurement to codify.
I think it's just an easy measurement for super busy city inspectors.
Down in the Palm Springs area pool service people hated Jacarandas, not necessarily because of the flowers, but the tiny leaflets of the compound leaves which regularly blocked pool filters.
Interesting subject. Which trees are hardest on pools?
I love that you took the time to make walking sticks for anyone, for free. I completely agree with your philosophy, and do the same with the food I grow.
When we give back
We become more human.
Los Gatos, Saratoga California. This is a long discussion but you are right about the city recognizing the pruning.
Arborist Study Guide? Explain please
👍🏻 great philosophy.
Could be the start of a kindness chain...
Gotta start somewhere
I like you giving back to the community. I called it "delayed gratification". I do it with jams and marmalade. I made 130 marmalade and 45 blue berry jars. Obviously, I cannot consume them all, so I give lots of them away. For instance, 40 vanilla bean bitter/Seville marmalade were give to participants at a fish evolution meeting at Asilomar this weekend. Also with wood turning as fundraiser for a local botanical garden, and teach yoga as a community service.
✌🏼
You do a remarkable job
Thanks
Amen brother, pay it forward you don’t know what personal battles that person is fighting internally
Something as simple as a stick can ease the pain of a hike.
We had Jacarandas as street trees when I was growing up. They were pretty when in bloom but they created quite the mess. Always trade-offs.
I guess those neighbors are on good terms. The tree being trimmed isn’t their own though technically they may have the right to trim back parts of the tree growing over their property.?
Yes they are
Gotta pay the bills. Better you doing it then just some gardener hacking the tree like if there was powerlines and it looking horrible
Bills don’t stop do they
Goes to show how meaningless some of those city codes are... Always loop holes in the system for people to take advantage of
Yeah, felt kinda fake but the tree was really heavy
Can you share which city this is and whether they're super strict on it? For example.. If the canopy still overhangs, can the homeowner never extend even if the root impact is acceptable? Or, if the structure will harm the tree regardless of the canopy size, does the city allow it to move forward?
In my region we have a lot of developers or homeowners who interpret the code this way and prune the trees back. However.. The city or county will still ask for an arborist report (they do allow building under driplines if the root impact is acceptable, but require arborist review). So they do the pruning thinking it'll exempt them from one part of the development process, only to find out it didn't do anything.
Los Gatos. Most cities in California are getting more strick
Purple Rain!
Good one
I like to pay it forward when I can afford to
Some things don’t cost anything but a bit of your time.