The who can get most outraged at bad treework thread.

[Khriss]

7 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

What do you mean by “butt cuts”?

Like the butt end of a log Dempsey, no growth point. K

[Khriss]

12 minutes ago, openspaceman said:

Harrow where my old work had a contract from TFL.

Tiz Sudbury OS man. Yr not miles out. K

[Mick Dempsey]

6 minutes ago, Khriss said:

Like the butt end of a log Dempsey, no growth point. K

On a Young London plane? Hardly necessary.

 

 

Edited April 29, 2019 by Mick Dempsey

[Khriss]

What gets me is I got bollocking fr pruning like that in my early days. We had NPTC man round fr a pruning 'refresher'. He says " give it a good crown lift, tuck the sides in where they stick out n just tickle the top down ( silky)" which usually gives least reaction growth. Dempsey yr an animal ? k

[Mick Dempsey]

Why is it called “reaction growth”? It’s just regrowth, a bit like “panic regrowth” another nonsense.

 

If I had to critique that work I’d say he/she made the mistake of falling between two stools.

The operative tried to do the old “always go back to growth point” as would be the right thing to do on mature oaks and beech amongst others, and continuing what looks like an already instigated pollard cycle, a perfectly fine method for maintaining (especially) street planes and limes. 

This fudging is due to poor advice from professional bodies such as the AA who set pointless and unachievable standards regardless of species and context.

Edited April 29, 2019 by Mick Dempsey

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

25 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

This fudging is due to poor advice from professional bodies such as the AA who set pointless and unachievable standards regardless of species and context.

Good evening 'Mr Dempsey'...that hurt!

We advocate pruning to BS3998 as the norm but wholly accept that often 'the spec' comes first, as would appear to be the case here. I know you've often been cynical when I've been advocating 'THE' British Standard but surely it's healthy to have a balanced debate then people can make their own decisions what to do.

Paul

 

PS Believe or not I was "with you" here as, whilst not BS3998 pruning, it could be the start of a pollard regime. 

[treevolution]

At least the shape looks ok.

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

Hmmmm, "species"  ...."context"  

[roys]

Posted this on another thread, didn’t even want my trees “pruned”

[Mick Dempsey]

Sorry Paul!

 

Comes with the territory I guess.

 

I see loads of pics on social media of “poor work” and sure, a good bit of it is grim.

 

One in particular I even joined in on.

 

Countless comments lampooning a very short back and sides on a large goat willow in a small garden.

 

Usual stuff, but not one person mentioned the species, and when I raised it was told that it was “not exactly best practice though is it?”

 

How can Bs3998 be relevant to a back garden goat willow and a large beech like treevolution just posted?

 

If you (the AA) started illustrating different pruning regimes for different species I believe it would be held in higher regard, more like a knowledgeable boss who you learn from rather than a pseudo-government body with pie in the sky diktats.

 

Just debating Paul, no offence intended.?