Large Overgrown Conny

[Khriss]

56 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

How big would you envisage letting a C of L getting that situation and how regularly do you think it should be pruned?

It can be pruned to be as big as you like and as often as you fancy,  K

[Khriss]

( would set it in a cluster of shaped Dolerite an few alpine shrubs) 

[Paul in the woods]

I've got something similar we've inherited with our house. A lapsed random conifer that has far outgrown a 70's rockery. This multi-stemmed beast has been hacked (sorry crown lifted) over the years and now is a fairly tall thing which rocks and sheds branches in the wind. It'll be coming down over winter.

[nepia]

The sentimental aspect is understood but the tree's suffered a lack of maintenance; the time's long gone when it could have been contained and maintained.  It's time to go.

[Khriss]

What , 20 cube metre of chip n logs ? Few runs with a Transit there, K

[Silverhooker]

Fell, stumpgrind and re-plant, a nice ornamental rowan with the yellow/white berries would be nice.

[lux]

Reduce the height no problem, reducing the sides will look terrible and by the look of the way it’s grown it would be a truly miserable climb.
I agree with the fell and replant. Pick something that won’t outgrow its position or require lots of future pruning if you have their best interests in mind not to be giving them a future expense. Removing and replacing that tree will no doubt be enough of a cost for them.

[Khriss]

11 minutes ago, lux said:

Reduce the height no problem, reducing the sides will look terrible and by the look of the way it’s grown it would be a truly miserable climb.
I agree with the fell and replant. Pick something that won’t outgrow its position or require lots of future pruning if you have their best interests in mind not to be giving them a future expense. Removing and replacing that tree will no doubt be enough of a cost for them.

Basis fr my recommendation. Its a big hit financially, but one tear-out branch over a pedestrian, an yr in bother. Best to deal with it in one hit.  K

[Chipperclown]

Don't touch that (other than to remove it as others have rightly suggested) I challenge anyone to do a nice job on that one!!

[Will C]

I could do a nice reduction on that. I would reduce it to 2 inches tall.