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High Ladder Act!

1/24/2023

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We've been learning a lot about Oracle's oaks since the collapse of one of ours narrowly missed our electric line.  Upon inspection it was apparent fungus rot did the mighty tree in.  The tricky part was that from the outside it looked healthy.  Anyway the upshot was that we brought in a team that has done plenty of work in our neighborhood which we admired to have a go at cutting out dead wood and pruning for structure clearance.

I had no idea how anyone could get way up to the tippy top of an oak without a bucket truck (try manuevering one of those in the back yard!).  Now I know.   Now I also know I wouldn't recommend trying this unless you're exceptionally strong, well versed in the arborist craft, well equipped, and daring.  An unusual combination for the average property owner.  Not cheap but a hell of a lot cheaper than having a limb crash into the roof, down electrics or fuel a structure fire.
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    Kaz and I moved to Oracle in 1979.  The house we bought dated to the late 1940s.  With little advance knowledge of the place, we set out to build a new life together, intending to settle in and raise a family.

    Queens, New York and before that Chicago, Illinois rapidly receded in our rearview mirror as small town living moved front and center.

    Of course, we had to learn how to do lots of new things - from chainsawing dead trees, fighting fires, building cabinets, patching leaky roofs; not to mention figuring out how to get along in a rural town in Arizona with the center of local government an hour away and a do-it-yourself ethos the order of the day. 

    Kaz & Frank

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