Unchain My Heartwood:Replacing a Tree Support System

摘要

Something was amiss with that old oak tree. It just seemed wrong from the get-go. A long, open split ran down the main trunk from where a defective crotch had begun to fail long ago. There is no way this tree should be standing. What could be holdingit together? I followed my gaze up the trunk and there it was. About 10 feet above the crotch, a contraption of seemingly medieval design embraced the tree. Composed of chain and pipe and nuts and rod and even a hook, this intriguing device had held this tree together for some time.