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

[Silverhooker]

Why do they want it thinned/pruned ? Nice looking tree. 

[Paddy1000111]

Just now, Silverhooker said:

Why do they want it thinned/pruned ? Nice looking tree. 

Looking at where it is in the garden I would say that it's due to it shading a tonne of the garden/parts of the house in the summer?

[Khriss]

6 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

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.

Just slaughter it however you like n run with the money 😉 K

[arboriculturist]

45 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

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.

The finished product always depends on the length of branch length removed and the operative. I would never advocate use of pole pruners from ground, but a reduction of 1.5m from our tallest steps working off level ground with the Jamesons, I think few would notice a difference in method, if the brief was for 1.5m.

[Mick Dempsey]

Just now, Khriss said:

Just slaughter it however you like n run with the money 😉 K

But it won’t slaughter it will it? It will regrow. The client will like how it looks afterwards, be happy with the extra light in the garden and be happy to have it done again in 5 years.

 

Who loses?

 

[Khriss]

Just now, Mick Dempsey said:

But it won’t slaughter it will it? It will regrow. The client will like how it looks afterwards, be happy with the extra light in the garden and be happy to have it done again in 5 years.

 

Who loses?

 

We have had this with poor Margaret 😕 K

[Mick Dempsey]

8 minutes ago, Silverhooker said:

Why do they want it thinned/pruned ? Nice looking tree. 

I imagine because they want it to be smaller. 

[Khriss]

9 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

I imagine because they want it to be smaller. 

Its a tree, they grow,  if they dont like that aspect of trees, best fell it. Bettr than a complete eyesore like Margarets. K

[Mick Dempsey]

46 minutes ago, Khriss said:

Its a tree, they grow,  if they dont like that aspect of trees, best fell it. Bettr than a complete eyesore like Margarets. K

That’s a false dichotomy Khriss. 

[josharb87]

Don't see a problem to climb it, drop crotch it with a silky, then nip in the remaining with secateaurs.

 

or batter it