Deodar thinning, are we getting it wrong?

[Dan Maynard]

 

Joined 17 hours ago, only 2 posts, not quite on the point. Not good signs for being a person.

[Mark Bolam]

Could be an American.

[openspaceman]

1 hour ago, Mark Bolam said:

Could be an American.

Dan did suspect no personality 🙂

[Ty Korrigan]

Here is a link to a 'colleague' who specialises in Niwaki pruning large conifers in coastal regions.

 

https://www.facebook.com/share/19ej71t6S4/

[Ty Korrigan]

A Scots pine we did near Rennes.

It had an interesting form which lent itself to becoming a giant bonsai.

It's not tall and in an urban situation with little exposure to wind.

Honestly, upon mature reflection I should have added a MEWP and thinned the ends further.

Edited December 26, 2024 by Ty Korrigan

[organic guy]

Why were you asked to thin that one?

[Ty Korrigan]

2 hours ago, organic guy said:

Why were you asked to thin that one?

 

Dense crown blocking light and too much debris.

In this area of Cesson Sevigné a wealthy area of the Rennes Metropolis, several large conifers have been treated similarly and the clients liked the look.

[AHPP]

Blocks the pampas. 

[Ty Korrigan]

In town, we've worked in several cedars, Atlas and Deodar.

We thinned a Radiata and Deodar growing close together by the old fire station.

The Cedar was full of debris, both it's own and that of the pine with several broken branches.

Post clearing out and thinning it has since suffered two more break outs.

I think our thinning didn't go far enough.

We should have taken more time to lighten the ends further to lose end weight as this tree has a history of breakouts.

That though would require me working from a mewp as I'm just not that flexible anymore unless I asked Quintin to climb as he is a Niwaki enthusiast.

 

[maybelateron]

I'm finding this thread quite interesting and informative. However it still occurs to me that Confuscus was right when he said "better for tree to fail before arborist does work than after". Can be quite difficult at times to know what is best to do.