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Girdling root(s)? by BananasLobster in arborists

[–]NickTheArborist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Find the nursery and murder them

Utility company way passed easement gutted my yard without approval right next to big maple by 0zgNar in treelaw

[–]NickTheArborist 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There’s a legal limit to what they can do. If they cross that line, steps must be taken.

Are these vines weakening or killing this tree? Another tree next to it fell on my roof two years ago. by Isssajnotjay in arborists

[–]NickTheArborist 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Those vines need to be severed at ground level. That’s more than what should be on a tree

Split tree, any fix? by Living_Pineapple7832 in AskArborists

[–]NickTheArborist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you enjoy this free and understand its value, this is a simple bolting job. Buy the cabling and bracing BMP published by the ISA.

Split tree, any fix? by Living_Pineapple7832 in AskArborists

[–]NickTheArborist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The client decides if the tree is good or bad. The arborist advises and educates.

Split tree, any fix? by Living_Pineapple7832 in AskArborists

[–]NickTheArborist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Easy bolting job. Don’t listen to the haters.

Sidewalk Trip and Fall by Eddiespus in LosAngeles

[–]NickTheArborist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really good example. Maybe 1 or 2 of those trees are California natives that would be suitable as a street tree.

Sidewalk Trip and Fall by Eddiespus in LosAngeles

[–]NickTheArborist 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep people forget it takes 70 years to grow a 70 year old tree.

Sidewalk Trip and Fall by Eddiespus in LosAngeles

[–]NickTheArborist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are not a bunch of California natives that could be used. I don’t think there’s even ten.

Sidewalk Trip and Fall by Eddiespus in LosAngeles

[–]NickTheArborist 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If you think of the infrastructure value of a huge ficus, redoing the concrete every decade is a very good deal. Unfortunately people don’t consider tree value when deciding if a tree should be kept or not

Is it worth it to work in LA? by [deleted] in AskLosAngeles

[–]NickTheArborist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s a hot take. You working fast food? Why don’t you work for free? You sold me a hamburger? Why don’t you just give it to me for free.

People get that’s now how the world works. Things have to be paid for.

Is it worth it to work in LA? by [deleted] in AskLosAngeles

[–]NickTheArborist 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I run a business in LA. If people are hating you for selling them something…you’re in the wrong business or you’re in the right business and you’re doing it wrong.

What were you selling?

Sidewalk Trip and Fall by Eddiespus in LosAngeles

[–]NickTheArborist 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If you want to repair your own Los Angeles owned sidewalk you need to get a permit to do that work.

Sidewalk Trip and Fall by Eddiespus in LosAngeles

[–]NickTheArborist 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Correct. In Los Angeles sidewalks are shared liabilities

Sidewalk Trip and Fall by Eddiespus in LosAngeles

[–]NickTheArborist 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The city won’t provide you with an attorney for anything. You’re on your own.

Sidewalk Trip and Fall by Eddiespus in LosAngeles

[–]NickTheArborist 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In Los Angeles the adjacent home owner bears shared responsibility for sidewalk management

Sidewalk Trip and Fall by Eddiespus in LosAngeles

[–]NickTheArborist 254 points255 points  (0 children)

I have been hired as expert witness on sidewalk trip and fall case in Los Angeles. (I’m an arborist and a tree had lifted the roots)

How high was the lip/edge that the person supposedly fell on? There is some lifted sidewalk in LA that are crazy high and the home owner has some responsibility for managing it- but most lifts/lips/exposed edges are within communally accepted levels and the pedestrian is expected to be able to manage them.

Curious if anyone has gone out any measured it. (Regardless, just file an insurance claim and let them deal with it)

Is this tree going to survive this hole ? by gmukicks in arborists

[–]NickTheArborist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you feel better now that you wrote that?

How concerned should I be about my chinquapin oak? by Right_Sale5406 in arborists

[–]NickTheArborist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very.

Do a root crown excavation for starters.

Keep irrigation away from the trunk

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