Egon
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If the wire is all the way around the tree and overgrown you will surely kill the tree by removing the wire.
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Egon
Tree question- Old barbed around trees
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Egon
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If the wire is all the way around the tree and overgrown you will surely kill the tree by removing the wire.
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Egon
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goodoleboy
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I was planning on leaving the wire in place. I did take some of the newer stuff that did not grow into the bark out.
Im wondering what the wire has or will do to the tree?
Im wondering what the wire has or will do to the tree?
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goodoleboy
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I was planning on leaving the wire in place. I did take some of the newer stuff that did not grow into the bark out.
Im wondering what the wire has or will do to the tree?
Im wondering what the wire has or will do to the tree?
HappyCPE
Gold Member
My forester told me to remove the wire if I could. Once it gets embedded he said the tree's commercial value was gone. I have mostly black walnuts so that's an issue for me. Once the wire gets embedded, his advice was to cut the tree down [make room for new ones] and carefully cut out the potentially metalized parts and burn it. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
HappyCPE
Gold Member
My forester told me to remove the wire if I could. Once it gets embedded he said the tree's commercial value was gone. I have mostly black walnuts so that's an issue for me. Once the wire gets embedded, his advice was to cut the tree down [make room for new ones] and carefully cut out the potentially metalized parts and burn it. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
turnkey4099
Elite Member
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( My forester told me to remove the wire if I could. Once it gets embedded he said the tree's commercial value was gone. I have mostly black walnuts so that's an issue for me. Once the wire gets embedded, his advice was to cut the tree down [make room for new ones] and carefully cut out the potentially metalized parts and burn it. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif )</font>
Must be that he is either full of it or I am missing something.
The wire ruins that portion of the tree, true. But anything above that should not be harmed. Wire, nails, etc in trees are the reason most loggers and lumber mills will not accept "yard" trees even if there is nothing external showing. 1 nail can cause a very costly resharp job on sawmill bands and it just isn't worth taking a risk. The wire in the tree mentioned would probably be cause for rejecting all trees in the stand, not because the trees were ruined, just because of the risk.
I got fooled on taking down a locust for firewood. It broke off high up in a big wind and I offered to remove it for the wood. Close examination showed some suspicious marks and it looked like it was in a row of trees marking a lot line. Ideal for someone haveing strung a wire fence back in the day. So I very smartly make my falling cuts 6" above the highest mark (an above what would be a normal wire fence hieght. Great. Hit a nail and ruined my chain. Had to use my backup saw to finish the work.
Harry K
Must be that he is either full of it or I am missing something.
The wire ruins that portion of the tree, true. But anything above that should not be harmed. Wire, nails, etc in trees are the reason most loggers and lumber mills will not accept "yard" trees even if there is nothing external showing. 1 nail can cause a very costly resharp job on sawmill bands and it just isn't worth taking a risk. The wire in the tree mentioned would probably be cause for rejecting all trees in the stand, not because the trees were ruined, just because of the risk.
I got fooled on taking down a locust for firewood. It broke off high up in a big wind and I offered to remove it for the wood. Close examination showed some suspicious marks and it looked like it was in a row of trees marking a lot line. Ideal for someone haveing strung a wire fence back in the day. So I very smartly make my falling cuts 6" above the highest mark (an above what would be a normal wire fence hieght. Great. Hit a nail and ruined my chain. Had to use my backup saw to finish the work.
Harry K
turnkey4099
Elite Member
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( My forester told me to remove the wire if I could. Once it gets embedded he said the tree's commercial value was gone. I have mostly black walnuts so that's an issue for me. Once the wire gets embedded, his advice was to cut the tree down [make room for new ones] and carefully cut out the potentially metalized parts and burn it. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif )</font>
Must be that he is either full of it or I am missing something.
The wire ruins that portion of the tree, true. But anything above that should not be harmed. Wire, nails, etc in trees are the reason most loggers and lumber mills will not accept "yard" trees even if there is nothing external showing. 1 nail can cause a very costly resharp job on sawmill bands and it just isn't worth taking a risk. The wire in the tree mentioned would probably be cause for rejecting all trees in the stand, not because the trees were ruined, just because of the risk.
I got fooled on taking down a locust for firewood. It broke off high up in a big wind and I offered to remove it for the wood. Close examination showed some suspicious marks and it looked like it was in a row of trees marking a lot line. Ideal for someone haveing strung a wire fence back in the day. So I very smartly make my falling cuts 6" above the highest mark (an above what would be a normal wire fence hieght. Great. Hit a nail and ruined my chain. Had to use my backup saw to finish the work.
Harry K
Must be that he is either full of it or I am missing something.
The wire ruins that portion of the tree, true. But anything above that should not be harmed. Wire, nails, etc in trees are the reason most loggers and lumber mills will not accept "yard" trees even if there is nothing external showing. 1 nail can cause a very costly resharp job on sawmill bands and it just isn't worth taking a risk. The wire in the tree mentioned would probably be cause for rejecting all trees in the stand, not because the trees were ruined, just because of the risk.
I got fooled on taking down a locust for firewood. It broke off high up in a big wind and I offered to remove it for the wood. Close examination showed some suspicious marks and it looked like it was in a row of trees marking a lot line. Ideal for someone haveing strung a wire fence back in the day. So I very smartly make my falling cuts 6" above the highest mark (an above what would be a normal wire fence hieght. Great. Hit a nail and ruined my chain. Had to use my backup saw to finish the work.
Harry K
turnkey4099
Elite Member
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( My forester told me to remove the wire if I could. Once it gets embedded he said the tree's commercial value was gone. I have mostly black walnuts so that's an issue for me. Once the wire gets embedded, his advice was to cut the tree down [make room for new ones] and carefully cut out the potentially metalized parts and burn it. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif )</font>
I think he is full of it but have been wrong in the past.
The wire ruins that portion of the tree, true. But anything above that should not be harmed. Wire, nails, etc in trees are the reason most loggers and lumber mills will not accept "yard" trees even if there is nothing external showing. 1 nail can cause a very costly resharp job on sawmill bands and it just isn't worth taking a risk. The wire in the tree mentioned would probably be cause for rejecting all trees in the stand, not because the trees were ruined, just because of the risk.
I got fooled on taking down a locust for firewood. It broke off high up in a big wind and I offered to remove it for the wood. Close examination showed some suspicious marks and it looked like it was in a row of trees marking a lot line. Ideal for someone haveing strung a wire fence back in the day. So I very smartly make my falling cuts 6" above the highest mark (an above what would be a normal wire fence hieght. Great. Hit a nail and ruined my chain. Had to use my backup saw to finish the work.
Harry K
I think he is full of it but have been wrong in the past.
The wire ruins that portion of the tree, true. But anything above that should not be harmed. Wire, nails, etc in trees are the reason most loggers and lumber mills will not accept "yard" trees even if there is nothing external showing. 1 nail can cause a very costly resharp job on sawmill bands and it just isn't worth taking a risk. The wire in the tree mentioned would probably be cause for rejecting all trees in the stand, not because the trees were ruined, just because of the risk.
I got fooled on taking down a locust for firewood. It broke off high up in a big wind and I offered to remove it for the wood. Close examination showed some suspicious marks and it looked like it was in a row of trees marking a lot line. Ideal for someone haveing strung a wire fence back in the day. So I very smartly make my falling cuts 6" above the highest mark (an above what would be a normal wire fence hieght. Great. Hit a nail and ruined my chain. Had to use my backup saw to finish the work.
Harry K
turnkey4099
Elite Member
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( My forester told me to remove the wire if I could. Once it gets embedded he said the tree's commercial value was gone. I have mostly black walnuts so that's an issue for me. Once the wire gets embedded, his advice was to cut the tree down [make room for new ones] and carefully cut out the potentially metalized parts and burn it. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif )</font>
I think he is full of it but have been wrong in the past.
The wire ruins that portion of the tree, true. But anything above that should not be harmed. Wire, nails, etc in trees are the reason most loggers and lumber mills will not accept "yard" trees even if there is nothing external showing. 1 nail can cause a very costly resharp job on sawmill bands and it just isn't worth taking a risk. The wire in the tree mentioned would probably be cause for rejecting all trees in the stand, not because the trees were ruined, just because of the risk.
I got fooled on taking down a locust for firewood. It broke off high up in a big wind and I offered to remove it for the wood. Close examination showed some suspicious marks and it looked like it was in a row of trees marking a lot line. Ideal for someone haveing strung a wire fence back in the day. So I very smartly make my falling cuts 6" above the highest mark (an above what would be a normal wire fence hieght. Great. Hit a nail and ruined my chain. Had to use my backup saw to finish the work.
Harry K
I think he is full of it but have been wrong in the past.
The wire ruins that portion of the tree, true. But anything above that should not be harmed. Wire, nails, etc in trees are the reason most loggers and lumber mills will not accept "yard" trees even if there is nothing external showing. 1 nail can cause a very costly resharp job on sawmill bands and it just isn't worth taking a risk. The wire in the tree mentioned would probably be cause for rejecting all trees in the stand, not because the trees were ruined, just because of the risk.
I got fooled on taking down a locust for firewood. It broke off high up in a big wind and I offered to remove it for the wood. Close examination showed some suspicious marks and it looked like it was in a row of trees marking a lot line. Ideal for someone haveing strung a wire fence back in the day. So I very smartly make my falling cuts 6" above the highest mark (an above what would be a normal wire fence hieght. Great. Hit a nail and ruined my chain. Had to use my backup saw to finish the work.
Harry K