how much do tree surgeons earn

[Mick Dempsey]

Not being a contrarian on purpose, but birch are easy to reduce, they always seem to have a growth point to go back to.

 

Sure they get rot pockets, but so what? A re reduce a few years later, then maybe drop below the rot pockets for another reduction after a couple of cycles.

 

Then it pops its clogs if it likes. It’s a birch, not King Arthur’s oak or whatever.

[maybelateron]

3 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Not being a contrarian on purpose, but birch are easy to reduce, they always seem to have a growth point to go back to.

 

Sure they get rot pockets, but so what? A re reduce a few years later, then maybe drop below the rot pockets for another reduction after a couple of cycles.

 

Then it pops its clogs if it likes. It’s a birch, not King Arthur’s oak or whatever.

Fair comment, as long as the customer knows the score I guess.

[NickinMids]

Thanks all

If I end up doing it after I've explained all that to the little old man whose tree it is, I will def put some pics up taken from same aspect.  

[Mick Dempsey]

Ok, I’ll enlarge.

 

The groundy has a difficult enough job to do anyway, asking him to stop, and move away from the tree, look at it from a couple of different angles, from a distance away, then make a decision that really should be the climbers job isn’t on imo.

 

Not set in stone, and on an odd occasion I’ll ask about one branch, but as a rule it’s down to the climber.

 

[Stubby]

10 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Ok, I’ll enlarge.

 

The groundy has a difficult enough job to do anyway, asking him to stop, and move away from the tree, look at it from a couple of different angles, from a distance away, then make a decision that really should be the climbers job isn’t on imo.

 

Not set in stone, and on an odd occasion I’ll ask about one branch, but as a rule it’s down to the climber.

 

Never stopped my climber ?

[Mick Dempsey]

2 minutes ago, Stubby said:

Never stopped my climber ?

You’ve never stopped your climber or it’s never stopped your climber asking whether to cut or not?

[Stubby]

3 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

You’ve never stopped your climber or it’s never stopped your climber asking whether to cut or not?

The latter .  Don't even have to shout . See a bit waggling in the top of the tree . I just nod or give the thumbs up .  Every one on here knows you don't want to come down only to have to go up again  coz  " that " bit needs to come off .

Edited December 16, 2018 by Stubby

[Mick Dempsey]

I suppose a lot depends on if the boss (most experienced guy) is on the ground or up the tree.

[Stubby]

1 minute ago, Mick Dempsey said:

I suppose a lot depends on if the boss (most experienced guy) is on the ground or up the tree.

The most experienced bloke at seeing what needs to come off or not is the bloke on the ground Boss or not . 

[Mick Dempsey]

I disagree.