albezia tree cut/remove

[haysmer]

they aren't big yet, but we know they will be soon.
need recommendation for trim/remove quote and work.

mahalo
the haysmers

still in california, but soon to be there!

[YurtGirl]

My husband does tree work. The big nasty ones or the small. Give him a call at 987-8729. He's highly trained. Be careful to get references from anyone who claims they can deal with trees of significant size.

[DoryGray]

If they are too big to pull out but are small enough to fall without damaging anything, I girdle the trunk. It kills them & they eventually fall down. I strip the bark from about 3-4' ft down to ground.

[pahoated]

That's is the recommended method unless a clearing is needed quickly, usually following by dozing. Where one albizia stump remains, at least 4 or 5 sprouts will pop up alongside fairly quickly.

[DoryGray]

Yea, I agree, they are tenacious. Sometimes I paint a little diesel or roundup along the base. But if you pull the bark to the bottom & even below ground a little, they sometimes don't sprout.

[YurtGirl]

Or cut then rip the stumps. Definitely don't leave the stumps, worse than the confounded first tree!

[ericlp]

my neighbor injected a few around his house (he has solar) and they lost all their leaves. These are BIG ones... sometimes at night you can hear a big snap and crash as the limbs rot away. He said they just end up collapsing in on themselves unless you get a big wind storm...

If there are a lot of vacant lots then and you got a lot of time on your hands ... inject them with tree killer or ring them about a 6-10" debark em. They will die and fall eventually.

[pahoated]

Geothermal is providing enough power now so there was talk about shutting down the Puna diesel electric plant. The talk has changed to converting the Puna plant to biofuel, mainly from the eucalyptus up north but it would seem albizia would also be very suitable. The trees are majestic but they are an invasive species plus their size and density make them very dangerous in windy storms, as well as just random branches falling off. It does look cool to drive down roads with this canopy over it but it is from Australia and who needs the BI to become more like Australia? It also appears so much better when stands of albizia are cleared out, more like Hawaii. A local biofuel electric plant buying albizia logs and branches would start thinning their numbers quickly.

[rbakker]

> it is from Australia
From wikipedia:
Chinese albizia (Albizia chinensis) is considered an invasive species in Hawaii and on many Pacific Islands.[3] The tree grows very rapidly and can quickly colonize disturbed areas in wet environments. The tree is prone to shedding large branches, which have been responsible for damaging power lines, houses, and other infrastructure in Hawaii.

My guess is it's from Asia.

[Andy]

It's actually Falcataria mollucana....never trust Wikipedia 100%. They're native to Indonesia, Papua NG and the Solomon Islands