Cherry ID

[AHPP]

Probably pissardii because the book says that's a common British Isles variant. There's a nigra and probably some others but if you hear hooves, it's probably horses.

 

And yes, doesn't it look perfectly horrible to work on. Client wants it more shapely and it's getting towards the house, casting shadow and stuff on driveway. The stuff I read made me think it would take an amenity style drop crotch prune (as opposed to any weirder, fruit-specific strategy) without going off its tits with end regrowth and the guy isn't demanding strong butchery. I can see me spending a whole day dicing with death on sketchy ladder setups to do it nicely though. No tie in point, whole inside of the tree like the chokey from Matilda. I also wasn't desperately polite to his neighbour, whose driveway I'll need to be in for some of it. That was a shrewd move. I'd like to picker or crane dangle for it but too much faff (steep driveways and blocking pavement and/or driveways seems excessive). 

 

Freelance climbers in the North East with big tripod/A-frame ladders, leather welding sleeves and a desire to have a cherry branches up your arse, get in touch please.

Edited 49 minutes ago by AHPP

[sime42]

A long reach pole pruner would be your friend on that I think. 

 

Expect to be called back every couple of years. 

[AHPP]

Yeah. I like the look of the Milwaukee one but Stihl do an angled head which the most artful gypsy sticker I know swears by.

Edited 3 hours ago by AHPP