Tree surgeons fined after excessive pruning of protected copper beech

[Khriss]

....front window or mens underwear and ties dept  , Mr Bolam ! K

[Mick Dempsey]

 

 Does anybody on here habitually start overall reductions one the side rather than the top?

 

I’ve always started at the top.

[Mark Bolam]

I normally just do the top Mick.

[Khriss]

I was told by an NPTC assessor many moons ago to 'give it a good crown lift ' and '  pull in the sides a bit ' then ' tickle the top with yr Silky ' which , as a rule of thumb I would recommend . Now - I strictly specify cut size diameter and metres to next growth point . Saves it getting hammered - K

[felixthelogchopper]

2 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

I normally just do the top Mick.

Surely you lop the sides a bit on the way down?

[Mesterh]

2 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

I'll bare my arse in Burtons if the customer did not have a hand in it!

Why has a customer got their hand in your arse?

[devon TWiG]

2 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

 

 Does anybody on here habitually start overall reductions one the side rather than the top?

 

I’ve always started at the top.

I also start at the top and then on the way down kick out the hangers and remove broken branches they were stuck in !!! ...   on a bad day !!!

[Mr Oz]

Is it just me that confused by that statement %125 exceeding ?

[Mark Bolam]

37 minutes ago, felixthelogchopper said:

Surely you lop the sides a bit on the way down?

No way. No time.

It’s straight down to the cash point.

[onetruth]

Here's the application link, in case anyone's interested.

 

It's not great work, and does seem to have exceeded the permissions somewhat, but in my opinion it's not as terrible as the article and some of the criticism here suggest.  Good that the law was enforced (how rarely does that happen), and the penalties seem reasonable - it looks to me as if the misconduct was negligent rather than malicious.  Curious about there being so many different actors involved, though.