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Eucalyptus- confusing info from local tree officer


Matthew Storrs
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Recently, I went to quote and advise on a Eucalyptus which i would say is 50ft high and growing near to the customers house, however its the neighbours tree and he doesn't want it removed completely. I suggested a 30-40% reduction gave him a price and he seemed happy enough with everything. Anyway he had to check to make sure he wasn't in a conservation area and whilst on the phone metioned to the local TO that we were intending to do to the tree. TO's reply was that it was a bad suggestion as a 30-40% reduction would probably kill a Euc. I have in the past reduced and pollarded many Eucs and they have never died so im a bit confused now.

Anyway TO has now placed a TPO on tree, I must add that this tree is hardly a thing of beauty at the moment and the intention is to retain the tree and not fell it but the TO has seen it on google earth so i guess she knows best:thumbdown:

what do you guys think?

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would depend on the cut sizes woud it not, and the TO in this case I would defend given that his only understanding was the wording 30-40% reduction which is not BS 3998 2010 specs and suggests a large defoliation and cut size of a tree that is possibly in view of public (amenity value)

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