veteran tree

[Mr. Squirrel]

Nice job man. Did you do much in the way of reduction as well?

I agree 100%, some fairly simple steps to keep an old tree in the game a bit longer are for more enjoyable, and admirable, than any big rigging jobs. In my mind anyway. 
Good work ✊🏻

[naturarbo]

@Mr. Squirrel just enough reduction to keep council workers and phone line crews away from it, as the tree had some branches within their reach😁

[Paul Cleaver]

Please keep us posted. I am hoping the tree will produce some new growth around the failure point.

[naturarbo]

@Paul Cleaver the collapsed side is facing south only.

When summer arrives that spot get 40ºc, i expected severe dry burning of all possible growing nodules, also the age of the tree plays big part in its development and they are reluctant in producing new leaves at the center, at least in this hot environment.

But I do believe there are a few more 100's of life in it

[Paul Cleaver]

7 hours ago, naturarbo said:

@Paul Cleaver the collapsed side is facing south only.

When summer arrives that spot get 40ºc, i expected severe dry burning of all possible growing nodules, also the age of the tree plays big part in its development and they are reluctant in producing new leaves at the center, at least in this hot environment.

But I do believe there are a few more 100's of life in it

In the uk we dont have them that old of course, please keep us posted.

[dan blocker]

On 17/04/2021 at 20:16, Paul Cleaver said:

In the uk we dont have them that old of course, please keep us posted.

There are several Oak trees in the UK reported to be 800 years or older🤔. With the one on this thread appearing to be 2 - 3 ft diameter the UK ones can be 2 or 3 times that diameter. Obviously the heat in Portugal doesn’t promote vigorous growth.

[Paul Cleaver]

On 20/04/2021 at 20:13, dan blocker said:

There are several Oak trees in the UK reported to be 800 years or older🤔. With the one on this thread appearing to be 2 - 3 ft diameter the UK ones can be 2 or 3 times that diameter. Obviously the heat in Portugal doesn’t promote vigorous growth.

Holm Oak?

[naturarbo]

@Paul Cleaver that is the 1

Update on south european oak.

# Some strong winds came and prop n5 has moved, ripped a hole in the lower/side of branch visible on pic 1

# A climb was required...and what fun that was

# Readjusted the prop pic 2

# Came down to center of this giant and found my reward👍 2 new sets of leaves, total of 9 of them in the inside/center of the tree pic 3

# This new leaves are facing south where the branch fell off, in here this type of tree, with this stress, the sun, the drought...gentlemen, I believe that this 9 leaves are the light at the end of the tunnel for this oak

LONG LIVE THE OAK

 

[Terrain Aeration]

That is a brilliant job. 
as you said so much more satisfaction saving a tree for future generations 

on my other site David oakman I just love old veterans my passion.