Who uses QTRA

[Randall Strauss]

I'm interested in who uses QTRA in their tree inspections and how relevant it is in varied cases. I've come across it and I'm not convinced by some of its conclusions. Is it too dogmatic or do those that use it find it to be reliable?

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[Marc]

No I don't use it, read a few reports that that do and think like all things if well applied it's good.

 

Problem is this is such an opinion based profession, read 3 reports on the same tree and they all vary on their thoughts and conclusion sometimes wildly. Sometimes in my own opinion all reports are valid just different outcomes based on someone's own experience and thoughts on good tree management.

For example seen reports where felling is reccomended on a certain tree and I thought it was valid same tree different surveyor and they reccomended retain and I thought there was merit in that to.

[daltontrees]

I'm interested in who uses QTRA in their tree inspections and how relevant it is in varied cases. I've come across it and I'm not convinced by some of its conclusions. Is it too dogmatic or do those that use it find it to be reliable?

Thanks

 

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I am using it about 2 or 3 days a week, sometimes I have to over-ride bits of it sometimes or modify i,t but basically it makes decison-making quicker and cleaner and gives a lasting record of decision-making that can protect me and the client in the event of spurious claims. It's not perfect but it's almost infinitely better than the 'trust me I'm a professional' approach to recommendations, with no back-up. I can always explain (and quantify) my decisions without hiding behind mumbo jumbo, and I have been completely comfortable recommending that works suggested by other (risk-averse) consultants be ignored. It has saved many a tree and saved many a client a lot of money on unnecessary works.

[Paul Barton]

I use it infrequently, but am aiming to use it more this year.

[Randall Strauss]

Looks like I'll have to spend a bit more time with it and see how much it will bend.

 

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[daltontrees]

Looks like I'll have to spend a bit more time with it and see how much it will bend.

 

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It's well flexible but be careful if you deviate from the manual then QTRA Ltd. probably won't defend you if you get it wrong. That said, I do it all the time and I add notes to my reports explaining what I have done and why.