Explain tree risk as a structured judgement about likelihood, target, and consequence rather than as a vague label.
The useful move is to make the invisible judgement visible before the crew acts. ISA TRAQ frames tree risk as a standardized, systematic assessment instead of a gut reaction. The point is not to label the whole tree as safe or unsafe. The point is to connect a specific tree part, a plausible failure mode, a target that could be struck, and the consequence if the failure happens. That structure keeps the arborist from overreacting to every defect or underreacting because the canopy still looks green. The mechanism is separation. A cavity, included bark, dead limb, saturated soil, and heavy…
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