Disease/Health Issue Diagnosis
Multiple branches creating a beautiful woven pattern, that may also prove deadly as they expand against each other. Competing/crossing branches at any level of the canopy create weak joinery and are easily snow loaded and prone to failure.
Specialized Tree Services offers Health Issue Diagnostic Services, including diagnosing pests, nutrient deficiencies, and environmental impacts on tree/shrub health.
Snowloading often occurs in Colorado during out late spring snows, and this is the result. A silver maple succumbed to breakage beyond the branch union, which will allow decay to set in the trunk of the tree.
Excellent example of branch attachment, and what can occur when deciduous trees are not structurally maintained.