Prune back to last puning point?

[benedmonds]

What does it mean...? I have a TO who uses it..

 

Am I missing something or is it a reasonable specification for reducing previously topped trees .. Like these..

[benedmonds]

ohps..

[Mick Dempsey]

Seems fairly straightforward.

 

Are you asking what it means or is it "good" tree work?

[Mick Dempsey]

Those are limes by the look of it, taking back to old cuts would be standard.

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

I would suggest 'previous' to be a better and more commonly used term rather than last which could infer the last branch junction in the tree crown...appen

 

I think I would also say to re-pollard to previous pruning / pollard points in this particular case...that's if my eye-sight serves me correctly.

 

Cheers,

Paul

[Chris at eden]

What does it mean...? I have a TO who uses it..

 

Am I missing something or is it a reasonable specification for reducing previously topped trees .. Like these..

 

 

When the consultation document was released for 3998:2010 they had a thing in there about this type of work, crown reduction it related to. I think it was referred to a 'shoot renewal pruning', I thought that was a good term but it never made it to the standard for some reason.

 

I think prune back is the main issue any way, the word should be reduce as this is what is specified within best practice (3998). How can you condition a spec that says prune back in accordance with 3998 when it doesn't cover that spec. Its picky I know but LA solicitors like things to be water tight if you ever need to enforce.

 

I had one a few years ago where they wouldn't enforce the destruction of an ash tree on a development site as it said 're-locate sewer outside of RPA' on the approved plan. To me that means put a new one in and route around RPA. They claimed it meant rip the old one out with a JCB taking the rootplate with it. Even though all the fencing and tree protection was conditioned the still would not enforce as they said it wasn't a dead cert.

 

Bonkers