My first ever topping

[Dean Lofthouse]

The piece I left standing up was to show how much I was taking off, the stem diameter on that piece where I cut it was 8".

 

Can you imagine a TPO planning spec:

 

"Reduce no more than 20ft to a suitable pruning point no more than 8 inches"

[Matt Butler]

that lime looks rough

[Mark Bolam]

I love it Dean!

 

There's so much more light!

[Mesterh]

that lime looks rough

 

It looks rough for a lime but fine for an elm.

[Mozza]

It looks rough for a lime but fine for an elm.

 

[Dean Lofthouse]

I love it Dean!

 

There's so much more light!

 

They'll be sueing me for Lawn Scorch in the summer mate - can't win

[John Hancock]

Must try harder.

 

Thats not a 'topping', this is a 'topping'

 

QUOTE]

 

Thats almost becoming a pollard mate...give it a few more years

[Matt Butler]

whatever it is it shouldnt be done to any tree

[Johny Walker]

whatever it is it shouldnt be done to any tree

 

get to bed & put your dummy in

[Mesterh]

whatever it is it shouldnt be done to any tree

 

 

Actually IIRC it wasnt in the best of conditions and was that or fell it, well thats what the customer wanted. Plus as you can see it had been 'topped' 'pollarded' 'pruned' call it what you like back to the same point a few years previously (not by me though)

 

Although I could argue (as John says) it could be the start of a pollarding if done regularly. The tree is only small.