Silver Birch advice

[JohnsonC97]

I had been asked to come out and have a look at this silver birch that has recently had a height reduction (not sure by how much not my work and also had been pollarded previously) and there was still a fair bit of dead wood left on it and some rotten/decaying areas, is the tree to far gone to be recovered or do you recommend anything that can be done to help?

 

[Khriss]

Ohh dear,  nice habitat fr something - but would fell, grind n replant . Unless nothing for it to hit if it let go. K

[Mick Dempsey]

Nonsense Khriss.
 

All depends on how much the clients wants to retain.

 

That’ll take a Retopping no bother.

 

You can start another cycle under those rot pockets, or just go back to previous growth.

[JohnsonC97]

Nonsense Khriss.
 
All depends on how much the clients wants to retain.
 
That’ll take a Retopping no bother.
 
You can start another cycle under those rot pockets, or just go back to previous growth.

Is it worth waiting a year to see how it reacts to the height reduction?, i wouldn’t say immediate action was required

[Khriss]

Criminal, just criminal Dempsey   ? K

[Mick Dempsey]

Someone has given it a very artful tickle at the top, it’ll be fine with that.

 

What do the clients want?

[Khriss]

*gets shotgun*

[Mick Dempsey]

Don’t do it, there’s so much to live for!

[Stubby]

1 hour ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Don’t do it, there’s so much to live for!

I think its only wine though ...

[Khriss]

32 minutes ago, Stubby said:

I think its only wine though ...

If dempsey touches my wine - might have to use both barrels ? K

 

 

 

( actually the reference was to fracture pruning...... ?)