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

[Khriss]

51 minutes ago, JaySmith said:

I think you could make that into a decent looking tree with a relatively light reduction. Did one similar recently and used a re-direct pulley to allow me to anchor high and be able to get out onto the tips. Don’t really see the need to hire a platform but if you had one in the yard you’d be silly not to use it. Obviously it would depend on the clients spec, rape and shape Vs sympathetic reduction to give a nice shape, I’d be happy to do either

Yr be right desert there mate but i fear yr shouting to deaf ears at this time.  K

[Treerover]

ps.  why can’t anyone spell definitely?

Ah to be honest Mick, I’m pretty good at spelling but that one is my arckillys heal [emoji848]

[JaySmith]

Yr be right desert there mate but i fear yr shouting to deaf ears at this time.  K

That’s part of the skill of sales/quoting. When I quote I always ask “what are you trying to achieve?” you can’t then work out if they’d like a bit more shaping or a bit more rapeing. I used to get really hung up on doing what is right and creating the best shape etc but sometimes you have to give them the facts and advise but be realistic and give them what they want. I did a savage 4m reduction on a 10m Silver birch earlier in the week, it was too harsh but they were adamant that was what they wanted, I tired on multiple occasions to persuade them to go lighter and ended up reducing the tree twice as the first effort was too light (by their standards) I cut it to first growth but it was no oil paining, you win some and you loose some but that’s the way it goes

[Mick Dempsey]

14 minutes ago, Treerover said:

Ah to be honest Mick, I’m pretty good at spelling but that one is my arckillys heal

Fair enuff.

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

7 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Thinning a sycamore is theft frankly.

😂😂😂😂

 

That made me chuckle - esp in light of today’s job. 
 

They were quite “shocked” at my suggestion for the best course of action.
 

The full on “we love trees” gig (shame you didn’t invest some research prior to selecting your previous tree butcher!)

 

PS (just in case TCD is still lurking in the shadows - base all full of nails and fencing wire!)

 

 

Edited January 22, 2021 by kevinjohnsonmbe

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

11 hours ago, Macauley Pryde Scotland said:

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?

 

A lively debate about what to do at the top, and how to do it....

 

Maybe it’s my phone, but has anybody else looked at the stem?

 

I smell 2 stroke...

[Stere]

Im not  sure id know  it was  a sycamore from the picture.

 

 

[Khriss]

39 minutes ago, Stere said:

Im not  sure id know  it was  a sycamore from the picture.

 

 

Yr from Hawick ☺️  no Sycamores there!  K

[Dan Maynard]

This kind of tree is where it's bad that I'm heavy but good that I'm tall. Doesn't look too big to me so by the time you are stood in those crotches you can reach enough, throw the lanyard round several stems for reassurance.

Don't see how you would get a cherry picker in the middle of that anyway really but not used one much.

[Macaulay]

Fell it