tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046060936830934Thu, 05 Sep 2024 04:18:57 +0000Cars hit by treesUgh Alianthustrees kissinghttp://mistreeted.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Emily)Blogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046060936830934.post-6519862347981068110Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:49:00 +00002011-03-16T17:50:17.006-07:00Saw this Ginkgo and it really bothered me.  Just one cut to save the whole tree!!  I'm not even sure I can sleep tonight.  Pretty nerdy. http://mistreeted.blogspot.com/2011/03/nerd-alert.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046060936830934.post-75159928537482479Mon, 14 Mar 2011 01:59:00 +00002011-03-13T19:00:34.819-07:00Someone pruned these piece of junk trees near my apartment last week.  I think it was a neighbor or nearby homeowner because only these four trees were messed with.  I really don't understand why someone would cut only half a branch... and why they chose the branches they did.  I imagine a truck was out of control and careened up on to the sidewalk and broke all of these branches.&http://mistreeted.blogspot.com/2011/03/group-effort.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046060936830934.post-2578569027585739213Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:50:00 +00002011-03-09T16:58:32.030-08:00Another awesome tree from Hidden Lake Forest Preserve. Fraxinus, probably americana. Celastris and Ganoderma also pictured :)http://mistreeted.blogspot.com/2011/03/great-big.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046060936830934.post-2650600114858261704Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:44:00 +00002011-03-09T16:48:49.578-08:00I saw this weird looker at Hidden Lake Forest Preserve, on the Eastern border of the Morton Arboretum. These two dead branches look like giant tusks. Pretty cool.http://mistreeted.blogspot.com/2011/03/mammoth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046060936830934.post-6396114094370353551Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:29:00 +00002011-03-09T16:49:38.460-08:00This winter I had the privilege of running the FECON skid steer at Hidden Lake Forest Preserve in DuPage County. The area hasn't been managed for some time and there are a lot of crazy huge trees in there. This photo is of the biggest Prunus serotina I have ever seen. I threw my glove in there for scale.http://mistreeted.blogspot.com/2011/03/hidden-gems.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046060936830934.post-3230899378822654299Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:24:00 +00002011-03-09T16:29:10.535-08:00My friend Ryan took this photo of me in the VersaLift, fully extended!! Just playin' during a hard day of lift truck pruning. I had an awesome time uploading this photo, btw, that's why it looks a lot like my desktop....http://mistreeted.blogspot.com/2011/03/versalift.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046060936830934.post-8480368097861684514Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:44:00 +00002010-07-19T14:00:00.320-07:00It's hard to see, but these are two large spruce mulched up about 18" with rock. Shame to mess with mature trees that way. St. Paul, MNhttp://mistreeted.blogspot.com/2010/07/rock-mulching.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046060936830934.post-39938995394881361Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:28:00 +00002010-07-19T13:34:30.482-07:00 http://mistreeted.blogspot.com/2010/07/street-views.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046060936830934.post-7886675334004010536Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:18:00 +00002010-07-19T13:22:33.452-07:00Gator bag on a dead tree. Western, just south of Fullerton. Your tax dollars! At least no one is getting paid to fill it... hopefully.http://mistreeted.blogspot.com/2010/07/city-of-chicago.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046060936830934.post-3135276195805285729Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:16:00 +00002009-06-04T15:24:36.182-07:00Hey, I'm back!!This Elm has led a fairly good life despite these super obvious and huge girdling roots. And lack of soil and growing space. Yay for it!http://mistreeted.blogspot.com/2009/06/hey-im-back-this-elm-has-led-fairly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046060936830934.post-1604220443689770765Wed, 06 May 2009 02:10:00 +00002009-05-05T19:19:35.842-07:00This was taken at a Wendy's somewhere in Ohio. Unfortunately for the tree, two van-loads of Horticulturists happened upon it and gaped openly.I don't understand why this was done. There's nothing above the tree, it doesn't need to be shorter. And, I'm sure this "pruning" was a lot of work, and probably expensive. What's the point?Well, I'm sure it will look beautiful after/if it leafs out.http://mistreeted.blogspot.com/2009/05/sensless-mutiliation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046060936830934.post-1151270263470932096Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:01:00 +00002009-04-27T16:11:59.293-07:00Is this beautiful Christmas Tree decorated with ornaments? No, it's a Colorado Blue Spruce covered in Bag Worms. Covered. At first, I thought this was a Douglas Fir covered in cones.http://mistreeted.blogspot.com/2009/04/bag-worms.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046060936830934.post-2766604549536092185Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:52:00 +00002009-04-23T17:05:14.083-07:00So I guess this is intentional. The photo above is one of two trees with a sucker(?) wrapped around it, in some kind of whimsical way. Although, it's still unclear if the tree was purchased that way, or if it was created by the homeowner, who is probably a witch.http://mistreeted.blogspot.com/2009/04/i-hate-pruning-dreams-ii.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046060936830934.post-6232686808304092734Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:48:00 +00002009-04-22T14:52:30.969-07:00See, I told you!http://mistreeted.blogspot.com/2009/04/homeowner-pruning-cut.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046060936830934.post-5522798458880560764Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:17:00 +00002009-04-21T14:31:13.263-07:00trees kissingThis pear looks like an alien creature trying to make out with itself. This whole street of brand new condos is lined with this craziness. While I was taking these photos one of the street's residents passed me, and avoided eye contact. Probably because he was ashamed.http://mistreeted.blogspot.com/2009/04/this-pear-looks-like-alien-creature.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046060936830934.post-1173628219607975662Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:54:00 +00002009-04-14T15:08:07.880-07:00I know it's not really fair to show elm volunteers because they always look terrible, and they almost seem to prefer climbing up a chain link fence, but this is so wrong. Why is that tree still there? You can see the gutter and the tree are impacting each other's shape, so why? Why?Of course, there's probably no way it could be safely removed now so we'll just have to see who wins, the tree or http://mistreeted.blogspot.com/2009/04/majestic-elm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046060936830934.post-9140765582831599482Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:28:00 +00002009-04-21T14:31:57.071-07:00Cars hit by treesThis is something else I don't understand. I think this tree was hit by a car when it was younger. On both sides. These pictures are of the same tree. Maybe mulch would help. http://mistreeted.blogspot.com/2009/04/this-is-something-else-i-dont.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046060936830934.post-7767247422965298862Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:42:00 +00002009-04-11T07:47:01.015-07:00There's not really much to this, it's just a stump that was left. It's hard to tell what happened, it almost looks like someone ripped the tree down. It'd be interesting to know if the homeowner or the City has any plans for this space, or if they're just going to leave it as is for now.http://mistreeted.blogspot.com/2009/04/stumpy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046060936830934.post-3395011838617274978Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:42:00 +00002009-04-21T14:33:08.251-07:00Ugh AlianthusThis Tree of Heaven trunk looks just like a dinosaur foot! These trees are so ugly. I get a kick out of them because they literally grow everywhere, but they are truly ugly.http://mistreeted.blogspot.com/2009/04/strange-but-true.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046060936830934.post-2402053637935521626Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:13:00 +00002009-04-07T14:37:01.149-07:00Here is some kind of huge canker/battle scar on a poplar. I guess I wouldn't want this next to my house, or near power lines.http://mistreeted.blogspot.com/2009/04/cankerous.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046060936830934.post-8186052663917523023Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:33:00 +00002009-04-02T18:37:44.339-07:00P.S. This saw is manufactured by Poulan, which is not my preferred chainsaw manufacturer. In case there was any confusion. Who would even buy this thing? It looks like a toy. And why is it available in 18"? Anyone who would buy this should have no necessity for 18" of chainsaw. That sounds like a disaster.http://mistreeted.blogspot.com/2009/04/p.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046060936830934.post-2255555335538058880Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:15:00 +00002009-04-02T18:26:57.224-07:00This is interesting. Do you think this tree was actually purchased this way? Was this "style" marketed? It's kind of funky, in a don't-get-too-much-bigger sort of way, but overwhelmingly, I just want to cut that weird branch off. I don't know if I can even sleep knowing this is out there ... it would be so satisfying...http://mistreeted.blogspot.com/2009/04/i-hate-pruning-dreams.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046060936830934.post-8842526348551090183Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:35:00 +00002009-04-02T12:23:22.968-07:00In Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. I don't understand this type of thing. Why don't you just remove it? Plant something else! Another willow even! It'll come back to almost that size in a few years, why embarrass yourself?http://mistreeted.blogspot.com/2009/03/reduction-cut-pt-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046060936830934.post-463777170013588632Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:53:00 +00002009-04-01T11:32:11.460-07:00In Madison last weekend I took this photo from a moving vehicle, but you can see this oak was topped, and how much better it looks, now. Another awesome photo belowhttp://mistreeted.blogspot.com/2009/03/reduction-cut-pt-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046060936830934.post-7117520680593749759Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:44:00 +00002009-04-01T11:32:37.470-07:00This awesome reduction cut was obviously intentional. We are very careful to maintain single leaders here in Chicago.http://mistreeted.blogspot.com/2009/03/reduction-cut.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0