Leaning pines over garage

[AHPP]

1 hour ago, openspaceman said:

Isn't the apparent lean an ephemera of a relatively wide angle lens?

 

Look at the way the RHS building seems to lean the other way.

 

Could moonlight in estate agency, yes. But not that much. 

[Sviatoslav Tulin]

5 hours ago, Steve Bullman said:

i'd be cautious about removing any of them and leaving others standing...also not sure crown lifting is the best idea, just going to make them a bit more leggy.

The one near the garage, might be worth taking a measurement from the apex of the roof to the trunk so you can monitor if the lean increases over the next few months. If it does you probably have your answer.

Trees growing in very tight group must be removed as a group, I seen too many failures after removing   One or another, first storm and trees what was left is going down 😔

[green heart]

 

So, assuming no further leaning/gound movement can be detected by earlier suggestions made here, then how about proposing a light thin and 1-3m reduction, only to the upper growth tips?

 

This might be repeated say, every 3-4 years, to maintain a reduced wind sale resistance. 

 

It obviously retains the screening that your client seems to value, and provides a likely source of a repeat contract. 

 

I've assumed from the photos, that there's easy access for a 20m tracked cherry picker -maybe just a long day's work? 

 

-Where do I send my bill, for consultation, please  ?

Edited March 19 by green heart
Afterthought!

[Jack Taylor]

Thanks for all the replies (and the amusing ones too). Much appreciated and done a lot to confirm my original thinking here. I had wanted to think about best way to retain as the owner said they'd prefer not to remove them but I just have to inform based on what I find.

 

Re comments asking about location, this is flat old East Midlands so nowhere near the sea. The trees are leaning to the north east though and no other landscape features that would protect them from the south west prevailing wind, which further confirms the likeliness that the lean has been caused by wind.

 

They want a survey for insurance purposes so I think I will probably provide a recommendation of felling but that if they are adamant on retaining then we will need to do further surveys and come back to take measurements to monitor the lean as well as some other works in the short term. 

 

Thanks again all, very helpful... and no invoice for you green heart, I took it simply as friendly advice  

[dan blocker]

Have trees been removed in the past from the property next door(looks like a new building?)

[Mark Bolam]

On 19/03/2025 at 09:25, green heart said:

 

So, assuming no further leaning/gound movement can be detected by earlier suggestions made here, then how about proposing a light thin and 1-3m reduction, only to the upper growth tips?

 

This might be repeated say, every 3-4 years, to maintain a reduced wind sale resistance. 

 

It obviously retains the screening that your client seems to value, and provides a likely source of a repeat contract. 

 

I've assumed from the photos, that there's easy access for a 20m tracked cherry picker -maybe just a long day's work? 

 

-Where do I send my bill, for consultation, please  ?

 

This is gay, college style advice.

We’ve discussed at length on here the non-benefits of thinning pines.

 

With a lean like that there’s something intrinsically wrong with that group of trees.

 

It’s fell all or leave as far as I’m concerned.

 

If you mince around with them instead and they fall it’s more on you.

 

He should consider moving his shitty garage instead.

 

 

[Mick Dempsey]

15 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

 

This is gay, college style advice.

 

 

Agreed.

Crap like that is why we’re sometimes regarded as flim-flam artists. 

[Mark Bolam]

4 hours ago, Jack Taylor said:

Thanks for all the replies (and the amusing ones too). Much appreciated and done a lot to confirm my original thinking here. I had wanted to think about best way to retain as the owner said they'd prefer not to remove them but I just have to inform based on what I find.

 

Re comments asking about location, this is flat old East Midlands so nowhere near the sea. The trees are leaning to the north east though and no other landscape features that would protect them from the south west prevailing wind, which further confirms the likeliness that the lean has been caused by wind.

 

They want a survey for insurance purposes so I think I will probably provide a recommendation of felling but that if they are adamant on retaining then we will need to do further surveys and come back to take measurements to monitor the lean as well as some other works in the short term. 

 

Thanks again all, very helpful... and no invoice for you green heart, I took it simply as friendly advice  

 

Are you qualified to do surveys Jack?

[Mesterh]

I would go with others, fell or nothing. Unless you really want to keep the trees and youre not to bothered  about the targets.

 

 

[Jack Taylor]

1 hour ago, Mark Bolam said:

 

Are you qualified to do surveys Jack?

Yes sir, just fairly new to it.