Does this sycamore require a cherry picker for a crown reduction?

[Macauley Pryde Scotland]

I was supposed to be climbing this tree to give it a crown reduction but I feel as though the branches get very thin nearly half way up.

 

how would you go about this?

 

[Khriss]

Does the tree need reducing is always my first question - removing canopy content reduces the ability of the tree to feed itself.  K

[Khriss]

( but yes, you will struggle to get a good anchor point in and around that) 

[Paddy1000111]

Would take longer but I'd either climb with a pole saw or use a pole lopper from the ground. Depends on how much you value your time and the cost of cherry picker rental. If the additional amount of your time incurred by using pole tools outweighs the cost of the cherry picker then you have your answer. That only really counts if you have won the contract and agreed a price already though. Otherwise factor in the cherry picker rental. 

[arboriculturist]

It looks more like an overgrown shrub -  I don't think any tree surgeon would consider hiring a platform and I would think it could be done with the Jamesons fairly well.

Edited January 22, 2021 by arboriculturist

[carlos]

i guess it depends on how much its being reduced by? 

 

[Mark Bolam]

Depends on the spec.

’Hat rack back to previous’ - no problem.

’0.75m crown reduction as specified by TO’ - problem. MEWP or walk away.

 

Reductions done entirely with pole saws and/or pole pruners always look shit.

[Khriss]

A 'Thin'  might be better , if they want 'something done ' really it will just bounce back hugely in 18 months - pointless really , it has a good crown form and appears healthy . K

[Mick Dempsey]

Thinning a sycamore is theft frankly.

 

Just take it back to previous cuts, looks easy enough.

Edited January 22, 2021 by Mick Dempsey

[Mick Dempsey]

29 minutes ago, Khriss said:

A 'Thin'  might be better , if they want 'something done ' really it will just bounce back hugely in 18 months - pointless really , it has a good crown form and appears healthy . K

Pointless how?

The tree will be smaller, the garden will get more light, clients happy, tree company happy.

Of course it will grow, so do hedges, so does grass, so does my dogs fur, doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be trimmed regularly.