Copper Beech Tree issue

[Mark J]

46 minutes ago, Peartree2025 said:

Sorry I just wouldn't feel comfortable posting address on internet, I hope that makes sense!

 

I spoke with the neighbour and they said the company who pruned the trees yesterday also looked at base of tree for any fungus etc. I've looked them up online and it's really difficult to see qualifications. What should I be looking for, or is there a register etc I can check? 

There's not a huge amount you can do. It's their tree and they're happy with it.

It's unlikely that an arborist would climb a tree for pruning operations if they thought the tree was going to fail.

If you really think it's dodgy you could report it to the council.

When the first one fell into your garden was there much damage? Did you take any photos of that?

[Mark Bolam]

To be fair they have had it pretty heavily pruned.

That will mitigate any risk in the short term.

Any decent arb outfit should be able to spot warning signs on a beech, whether they are qualified or not.

[Steve Bullman]

Just now, Mark Bolam said:

That will mitigate any risk in the short term.

Swap ‘any’ for ‘Some of the’

[Mark Bolam]

Swap ‘short term’ for ‘the next hour’.

[Mark J]

Swap 'will' for 'may' and you're golden. 

[Peartree2025]

Thanks!

 

Could the other tree coming down so close by (5 metres- I do mean metres this time 😅), affect the root system of this tree?

 

The owners say that the other tree was perfectly healthy but came down due to a strong gust of wind. I was under the impression that weakened trees are by far more likely to come down in wind, and am worried that the other tree leaning suggests there is soil instability in that whole area or something under the ground essentially. 

[Mick Dempsey]

2 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

To be fair they have had it pretty heavily pruned.

That will mitigate any risk in the short term.

Any decent arb outfit should be able to spot warning signs on a beech, whether they are qualified or not.

You reckon that was done yesterday? Don’t see any fresh cuts there.

[Mark Bolam]

OP says it was yesterday?

[Mick Dempsey]

Yeah prolly, not important anyway.

The reduction itself is hard for a beech, but not done by amateurs.

[jfc]

On 11/01/2025 at 15:01, Mark Bolam said:

To be fair they have had it pretty heavily pruned.

That will mitigate any risk in the short term.

Any decent arb outfit should be able to spot warning signs on a beech, whether they are qualified or not.

Fair point but... kretz deusta and meripilus giganteus can both cause severe decay that is not visible in the crown. Meripilus is only visible for a few weeks a year.

Big old beech need an eye kept on in my experience.