the creation of a "characterful" veteran ..(perhaps )

[devon TWiG]

 Not exactly conventional arboriculture but ,recently had a job for a woodland owner ...a 70ft Beech, 30" dia  ( with kretzschmaria ) the tree is quite close to a quiet road so could not be left but he did not want a gap in the roadside screen , so after looking at it , and the way a small (lopsided ) secondary crown appears to be developing from a low branch I opted to reduce to this point ( about 10 ft ) .....first job with new ms661  was climbing with it !...I envisage the remaining foliage creating a new ,smaller crown and the main stem , already decayed becoming hollow and in a few decades becoming  an old characterful specimen .... see pics below ...last one showing extent and clear zoning of decay at 10ft of main stem ...