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Uploaded by on Jun 14, 2009

Watch the excavation of roots on a dawn redwood. After exposing the girdling root with high pressure air, it is removed with a hammer and chisel. After this rescue from certain death only time will tell if the tree will survive.

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  • @itchymoche the tree looks way better

    no more dieback and the root area has filled it

    better than i thought

  • Only time will tell!

  • Good job I must admit!

  • No, generally it even preserves the fine feeder roots. Great for having a look at damaged roots, or finding circled ones. Removing the circled ones does cause some damage but the tree was already declining noticeably on that side. You do have to be careful if the bark is soft. The soil usually blows away before the bark.

  • Now that was an interesting way to remove the dirt. Does it damage the bark?

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