Anyone watching watchdog tonight

[spuddog0507]

On 12/09/2019 at 21:56, oldwoodcutter said:

Giving all tree workers a bad name that’s for sure

Thats why we have started dealing in scrap metal !!!

[oldwoodcutter]

Thats why we have started dealing in scrap metal !!!

and I’ve still got my tarmac rake somewhere

[Stere]

Always wondered why I see so many apple trees looking similar to that in gardens. Often in gardens done by "grounds maintenance comapny"

 

Done a few prunning jobs on apple trees and often told by the customer iv'e not done it right as it doesn't look more like the tree on watchdog  as they  now think thats how a tree shoud look. Some would prefer if you just did massacre the tree like that to "make it look tidy"

 

Kind of put be off doing apple trees as customers often then says "but you haven't taken enought off". Try and explain about over prunning and water shoots & 1/3 rule etc and the eyes glaze over as there not interested.

 

Also im no obviuosly not charging enough as done a whole orchards of   dozens of trees  in  a day for less than half £300

 

If charged £300 a tree would be £3600 plus job....

 

Or even i'd try and charged 10% of that rate customer would never pay me £360 for prunning apples trees for a day.

Edited September 14, 2019 by Stere

[Jack.P]

Yes that’s true people ask for a hard pruining on them not really intrested what is best for the tree  .I agreed to cut some back hard last year  taking way more off than needed after client says he seen others done the same and willing to take the risk .somehow on those particular trees no watershoots appeared and still plenty of fruit still this summer .