Some trees are worth saving even when their structure isn't perfect. A mature oak with two large co-dominant stems, or a long limb stretched over the house, may not need to come down. It may just need support, and that is what cabling and bracing are for.
Cabling installs steel or synthetic support systems high in the canopy to limit how far stems and limbs can move in wind. Bracing uses threaded rods through weak unions to keep them from spreading apart. Installed to industry standards, these systems share the load so a weak point is less likely to fail.
Before any hardware goes in, one of our ISA Certified Arborists evaluates whether the tree is a good candidate, because support systems work on sound wood and can't fix advanced decay. Installing them in fall gives a tree support ahead of winter wind and the occasional Atlanta ice event, and the systems should be inspected periodically as the tree grows.
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A real photo from a Boutte Tree job showing cabling hardware installed high in a mature canopy, or a climber installing a cable or brace rod in a co-dominant oak. A close-up of the installed hardware works well as a second image. Authentic job photos strongly outperform stock images.
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