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yep, looks like a tree to me. or whats left of one.

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Right in its sorbus but leaf completely wrong for rowan . Its Whitebeam me thinks.

I rigged out the other small ones over the garage, the 3rd picture was done in two peices. Quite a lot had enough lean away to free fell it. VID-20251008-WA0003(1).mp4 I was a bit annoyed that the stem missed my carefully positioned brash pile, big hole in the grass but easily fixed.. VID-20251008-WA0005.mp4

I do stuff on my own all the time, but that’s not something I would climb without at least a semi-competent groundie.

I meant sketch some rigging lines on it. Put it in your other thread if you want. I can see how I'd probably do it (from what I can see/guess from your photos).

Nice tree. So you cut and chucked all of it besides that one rig you showed us?

Difficult from a few photos but I'd be interested to know what others would quote. This is for a friend and wont be charged for it, other than to get my mate down to chip and tip. How? Doesnt seem too difficult the main risk below is a lot of potted plants, which could be moved, a nice Acer. Set high anchor and rig for the tops. Once the rope angle gets a bit better I'd be happy piecing it down in small lumps. Small garden but good enough drop zone in the middle and neighbouring garden. I believe Im the only person to have climbed it atleast in recent history. Theres some low wounds that had been done by ladder or silky pole, the rest appears to be from self pruning.

Removal, and climb after all its supported its own weight through numerous storms

Mountain ash/rowan

From that angle the lower branches hide the rear stem..? Heres some other pics of it. The rigged video was the right stem above where the green rope anchors.

I use a tow hitch adaptor on the front pintle of my tractor to run an electric winch. With a cheap wireless remote it's fantastic and I can fit muck forks to the loader to anchor into the ground if desired

That's right, when standing and green it is unpalatable to animals but dried mixed in with forage it gets eaten.

I'd have put money on Mick saying that. Robocop on hold btw. Finishing season seven of King of the Hill first, I tell you hwat.

I doubt it’s been topped, no rot pocket in the crown break. It’s been overlifted/thinned. It is reduceable if they want to keep it. have to go back to live growth on one of these.

Yes that is how they keep them in an area, I thought it was a sound that they associated with the shock but don't know.

You're a talented photographer because that looks tiny compared to how big it looks in the video in your learning rigging thread.

Just as sime42 said, sadly. The decay/cavity points are only likely to get worse, even in the shorter term, regardless of any pruning work/costs? If the tree is felled, there will doubtless be some future stump regrowth, from which a single leader could be selected? Or inspire your customer, by making some good replacement tree suggestions, with nice photos -and the offer of free firewood for their stove, or friends? Most domestic customers seem comfortable with medium/longer term suggestions, if well presented, in my experience.

Down. Even without the rot you've found, they've got a short life anyway. Quick livers and quick diers, pioneer species. They usually get to about 14" and then snap off or die. That's how I soften the blow to a client. Right then. Rig with mother. How are you going to do it?

I have just been told by a farming mate that the GPS trackers on the cattle on Harting Down are a little bit more than just trackers . With a PC and mapping you can set up a virtual fence line . If they get within 20m of it they get a small tingle if they get within 10m they get a bigger shock and hopefully turn away .

The relatively large lime that I started dismantling a week ago, "small job" for a friend. I've been doing it it half day at a time as I havent felt like doing early starts recently! I was intending to fell the stem, which was too wide for my bar. Due to the rubbish and poor escape route I opted to cut the sides narrower so It could be done from one side. I then discovered it were hollow and I wouldnt get a proper hinge in the direction of lean. Its a heavy lump, so that only left chogging it down in small peices using spikes and a ladder. Currently looks like this, with the stump to come down as low as possible and all the logs cut smaller for firewood, except the two large arch sections that they want as garden furniture. Going back after lunch and should finish it today.

Thanks very helpful replies. Its a beautiful tree and amazing to watch in the wind. Yes birch do seem to have poor barriers to decay. There is another very old wound further down that goes in quite a way filled with frass/ soil although doesnt seem to have soft rot in the surrounding wood. I imagine I know the answer, but is there any chemical or other treatment to make conditions unfavourable for the soft rot fungus, without also killing the tree?