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To: Ilaine who wrote (52905)	7/3/2000 1:09:49 PM
From: Mac Con Ulaidh	Respond to of 71178

Depending on the size of the lot and how you want it to look, leaving the trees is a good idea, after clearing for the line you want. Also, if you are decent with a chain saw and want it somewhat neater looking with fewer things to step over, you can saw smaller logs and make a few mulch piles of stacked logs. There's no reason to spend money having them hauled away unless you really want them gone. Fallen trees make great food for the soil but take a loonnnng time to rot out, so how you want to look right now is important. And you could take a leave and bark sample to determine what type of oak it is. Also, a nice size pile of limbs and brush make a spot that some birds really like.

To: Ilaine who wrote (52905)	7/3/2000 1:44:25 PM
From: nihil	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

Isn't competition fun? The scarlet and black oaks have sharp pointed lobes (bristle tips) the white oak has rounded lobes. If you like the tree, call a (tree) surgeon to clean it out and seal it with antifungals and stuff it with cement. If you can do it yourself do so. I have about one hundred acres in Illinois scattered with white oaks all with their hearts rotted out. They've been there for several hundred years. Jim Beam cut the best ones out 90 years ago. Whatever you do, protect yourself. You are probably liable for injury unless you have a written contract (a must) that protects you from vicarious liability. If the state has licensed contractor law, use a licensed contractor. Tree trimming is the most dangerous job according to workers compensation insurance rates. Unlicensed contractors here can do $2,000 or less work. They usually parcel big jobs. They are seldom insured, which means if that drop a tree on a roof, or lose a worker, the customer is responsible.