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Rigging a Lightning-Struck White Pine Tree
BY CHRIS GIRARD
Recently, Girard Tree Service LLC, which I co-own and operate with my wife, Heide, was asked to take down a lightning-struck white pine tree (Pinus strobus) on an island here in New Hampshire. Due to the remote location and terrain, everything would have to be climbed and rigged down by hand. On top of that, there were no adjacent trees for me to remotely tie in to and use as a backup, so I was going to have to stay tied into the tree for the duration of the work.
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