Is a Split Top Redwood Dangerous?

[@danhargrave1811]

I agree with your conclusion. Makes sense to 'top' the tree just below the wound.

[@B30pt87]

Are the redwood sprouts that grow around the stump of a chopped down redwood actually genetic clones of the mother? I have a few 'fairy rings' of three to five (tall) redwood trees growing tightly around big old stumps, and I've been wondering about this.

[@arboristBlairGlenn]

Same root system, same tree

[@B30pt87]

@@arboristBlairGlenn Aargh. (I mean,Thank you.) Now that you said it, I don't even know why I didn't realize it.

[@thrikkacid8169]

What kind of fungi do you have in america that can "decompose" the wood of a Sequoia or a Sequoiadendron fast enough to cause a threat?

[@arboristBlairGlenn]

The old growth trees are resistant to decay but the fast growing, urban monsters are suseptable to decay and insects.

[@nightfisher1]

Is there major targets in the fall zone of this tree? If not, might a cable system be a more viable option for retaining the esthetics and cost savings?