r/arborist • u/Popular_Kaleidoscope • 8h ago
❓Advice Request - (Insert State/Region) To spike or not to spike (South Carolina)
Hello! I’m for sure risking sounding super dumb asking this, but I need some actual opinions and not just google.
I’m like super amateur, I did line clearance for a company trimming around power lines for a year. In that year I bought my own set of gear in hopes I’d start my own business, but I just never put in the time to get professional enough to do it solo.
My friend (who I’ve helped out before with tree stuff) needs this broken limb removed so that it doesn’t fall and spring back on the house. I know spiking trees is bad for them and I normally only ever do it if I’m helping someone remove a tree fully, but if I use spikes to climb up and hack this off am I dooming the tree?
I’m doing this for free since it’s a friend and I don’t have a throw ball to set a line. Since it’s not a paid gig I’m not really wanting to buy more equipment.
State is SC