Winchyganobirchfracture-technique

[David Humphries]

Here's a little hung up job the other day, decayed Birch well stuck up in an Oak next to an old friend....

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/tree-health-care/2893-alternative-way.html

 

Stem gano decayed at base & hollowed out below & above the branch stub cavity @ 10'

 

Part of the stem went to the animal pens for the Barn Owls to perch on.

 

 

 

The Birch left this fractocorostub behind, think I'm on to a winner.

 

Next time I need to create some veteranisation, I'll just fell an ajacent tree into the target, and winch it out

 

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[Highland Forestry]

Kind of related...

 

We did some crown lifting and lower branch pruning on a couple of oaks along a field margin to allow for tractor clearance a few weeks ago..

 

Wanted to get some fracture pruning in to help the trees blend in with the natural fractures that were around in near by oaks...

 

We put tag lines into the branches, at strategic points and simply ripped them out with a winch.

 

I'll take pics next time i'm by.. works really well!

[David Humphries]

Matt, do you alternate the orientation of the fractures by placing starter cut on top or side of branches, etc ?

 

 

 

would deffo like to see photies, 'cause I'm a bit odd like that

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Edited March 7, 2010 by Monkey-D

[Highland Forestry]

Matt, do you alternate the orientation of the fractures by placing starter cut on top or side of branches, etc ?

 

 

 

would deffo like to see photies, 'cause I'm a bit odd like that

 

 

 

 

 

 

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To be quite honest, no...

We just ripped them clean out, but they weren't huge branches, only around 5' diameter.

They looked really good afterwards, and although a non-orthodox approach to pruning I was happy with the results.

 

For larger branches, I would deffinatley have used a starter cut as they took a fair bit of pressure to rip out.

 

This reminds me of another job we did last year removing non-natives from a SSSI oakwood.

The spec was not to damage any of the oaks but owing to the fact that we were required to fell some very large beech, inevitably some of the oaks were damaged on thier extremities which ended up with some really good looking fracture pruning, completley by accident, which the owner was very pleased with!!

 

Deffinatley have to get some pics for you..