[TowerTalk] Maintenance of "Natural Towers"

Mike Bragassa bragassa@hal-pc.org
Sun, 23 Nov 1997 16:36:28 -0600


>> What is your opinion of a Colorado Blue Spruce?  (Mine is about 30 ft.
>>  high.)  Is there a way to install beams without ruining the
>>  value/appearence of the tree (thinking down the road when I'd sell this
>>  place)?  

My concern with a Colrado Blue Spruce that is only 30 feet tall, is if the
top 10 feet or so are strong enough to hold the mast, antenna and rotor and
not sag drastically? I seem to recall from my northern days that this tree
really tapers fast at the top...

73  de Mike K5UO 


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