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20 hours ago, benedmonds said:

 

 

If you pollard them does it still need an  11m, 385 m2 RPA?

 

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I think I’d have to agree with Jules, in that the set aside soil volume is available for the potential canopy volume. 

 

Things might be different where there there was a plan to repollard on a short cycle, managing and maintaining a small canopy rather than allowing the tree to reach its full unchecked potential.

 

This has become a good, thought provoking topic.

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daltontrees
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I'm going to give an alternative perspective (otherwise known as disagreeing).   Naturally trees have a balance between the below ground and above ground parts, commonly called the root-stoo

Paul Barton
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I commonly adjust the shape of RPAs due to ground conditions, but rarely reduce the overall size of an RPA due to crown size.  I think your logic is pretty sound though - it follows that a small crown

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I do on trees with disproportionate trunk to crown size, but normally specify some exploratory digging to ascertain if the roots actually are present.  Lets face it the calculation has very little rel

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