A big cottonwood with a split trunk doesn't always have to come down.
Many of the large cottonwoods and silver maples around Windsor and Greeley grow with two or three competing trunks. Over time, the seam where they meet can weaken, especially under Northern Colorado's heavy spring snow and summer wind. Steel cabling installed high in the canopy shares that load so one trunk can't pull away from the other.
Cabling isn't the answer for every tree. We look closely at the union, check for decay, and only recommend it when the tree is healthy enough to benefit. When it fits, it can add years to a shade tree that took decades to grow. It costs far less than removal and keeps the shade your home depends on in July.
Every cabling job is paired with pruning that lightens the heaviest limbs, and we check the hardware over time so the support stays right as the tree grows.
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A photo of a mature multi-trunk cottonwood or silver maple with cabling hardware visible in the upper canopy, ideally from a recent NOCO job. A before/after pair of the tree and the installed cable works well. Authentic job photos outperform stock.
Canva text suggestion: "Save the Tree: Cabling Split Trunks" or "Support for Multi-Trunk Cottonwoods"