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Storm damaged horse chestnut


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Recent strong winds caused damage to this mature horse chestnut tree leading to remedial pruning. I would be interested to hear people's balanced honest opinions? Photos show the tree before, following storm damage and after pruning. IMG_20200607_193806.thumb.jpg.4a16ee34c6136cfb9bca83168482ad20.jpg

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A little harsh for me to be honest, it takes a surprising little amount of linear reduction to have a big impact on wind loading. A meter or so of the tip of each stem would have done the trick.

I’d say you are diving with the potential for a lot of reactive growth there.

Thanks for posting bud

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Who decided the "remedial works"? Were their defects in the tree noted? not sure it needed any other than a tidy up broken branches etc...

 

Reduction looks harsh, tree looks likes its been topped rather than reduced... too many stub cuts and took too much off in my opinion.....big pruning cuts on horse chestnut equals rapid decay....could of reduced wind loading but taking much less off...

 

Horse chestnuts respond well so should be ok, but as said before those stub cuts will puke out regrowth that will need managing in no time at all.

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I didn't do the work but I know the tree well. I am trying not to be too critical as I know it is all too easy to jump on other Arb work. It was probably a lapsed pollard and 1 of the major scaffolds failed showing signs of included bark, but I personally don't believe this justified the pruning that was done, and it was very hasty without a chance for a more considered response. 

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