Demystifying Tree Forks: Vices and Virtues of Forks in Arboriculture

Abstract

When we look at a mature tree developing through a strategy of reiteration that has established a strong, solid and stable main fork as a result of a long and progressive architectural metamorphosis, we are witnessing that all forks are not weak structures. Certain forks, especially main forks, are so strong, solid and stable that they may be the most reliable structure formed in the tree, capable of supporting the entire broad-crown and its wind-induced oscillations.