Another reduction just for laughs!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Tony,

 

just routine LA reduction, or basal decay issues?

 

 

Great looking piece of work from my perspective.

 

 

Ladders just for Bobs pleasure?

 

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The tree is on Housing association grounds, the cavity fromation due to limb tear out exposing ripewood and colonisation by Polyporus squamosus. This fungus is probably going to prove fairly problematic on this weak compartmentaliser, not having had a chance to observe a long term infection via this species on chestnut before.

 

The tree is twin stemmed fro ladder hieght and has a weak union, with that and the torsional stresses due to site position and prevailing winds there is evidance of some cracking, maybe enhanced by the cavity extending downwards from the wound infection.

 

one to keep an eye on for sure

[White Noise]

This was done today, bit of an iffy fork so general reduction of sail area and end loading/wieght.

 

Bring it on!

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Top job there Hama

[Highland Forestry]

Nice looking reduction!

 

Not sure what to make of the chapter 8 though!

[Mesterh]

Tis a rubbish reduction, I always give the customer value for money.

 

This woulda been my final effort.

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[Ian Flatters]

Tis a rubbish reduction, I always give the customer value for money.

 

This woulda been my final effort.

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:thumbup:I can't see it? some kid sprayed over your photo.....:lol:

[gibbon]

On that top photo on post 11 had you trimmed off a stub left from the tear?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

On that top photo on post 11 had you trimmed off a stub left from the tear?

 

Yes, to allow occlusion. I know what your going to say!

[gibbon]

I shant say it then.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I shant say it then.

 

no go on you might be able to give me an alternative opinion that changes my thoughts on doing that!

[gibbon]

All I meant wast that if the stub wasn't a hazard I would have just left it, or maybe just reduced the length of the dead tissue and not cut into the living tissue. The cut looks like it has breached reactive zones that the tree has used reserves in creating. I doubt it would oclude, rather just form a callus on that little bit of live wood you cut though. My guess is that the tree was most likely doing a better job as it was.

 

I'm just being fussy as I've often thought this when in the past I target pruned sick limbs only to expose reaction wood. Sometimes it pays to take a look at exactly what your putting your saw into. Please don't think I scanned your post looking to criticise you.

Edited January 17, 2010 by gibbon