Hamas big reduction/pruning thread!

[Big Joe]

If it's bad: fell it.

 

If it's good, LEAVE IT ALONE!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

in fact im pretty sure if i emailed your post to \david lonsdale and Claus Mattheck they might have something to say about it too!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

If it's bad: fell it.

 

If it's good, LEAVE IT ALONE!

 

well one had better explain what a "bad tree" is!

[alex_m]

If it's bad: fell it.

 

If it's good, LEAVE IT ALONE!

 

if only it was that simple!!!

[Adam Bourne]

Think i'll repost my pics in general tree picks ..........

[Le Sanglier]

If it's bad: fell it.

 

If it's good, LEAVE IT ALONE!

 

oh right, you were serious (backs away cautiously)

[David Humphries]

whats the clever clip lab then mate.....

 

Duncan Slater up at Myerscough has been looking at how branch unions work & is stripping back (amongst others) Alex Shigos model of branch attachment.

 

 

 

http://www.myerscough.ac.uk/downloads/pdfs/Subjects/Arboriculture%20-%20NYTOG/NWTOG11/Slater%20-%20The%20Failure%20of%20Forks.pdf

 

 

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[Adam Bourne]

Duncan Slater up at Myerscough has been looking at how branch unions work & is stripping back (amongst others) Alex Shigos model of branch attachment.

 

 

 

http://www.myerscough.ac.uk/downloads/pdfs/Subjects/Arboriculture%20-%20NYTOG/NWTOG11/Slater%20-%20The%20Failure%20of%20Forks.pdf

 

 

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nice read that david.... Thanks for sharing, those scans are awesome really good to see that co-dominant stems are still a major learning factor be interesting to see some of his conclusions.....

[Guest Infinitree]

If it's bad: fell it.

 

If it's good, LEAVE IT ALONE!

 

May I ask how much experience you have in the field? More often than not, a Reduction is the last life line a tree has when a person decides it's blocking out too much sunshine! And seeing as people are so nonchalant about cutting trees down, I believe managing trees in THIS way IS the future if we are to enjoy mature trees that aren't in a woodland!

 

Have you a link to more information on ' Pruning trees to death'? I'd like to read more about that...?

[RobRainford]

Duncan's research is interesting and has caused a few 'spin off' dissertations which I am looking forward to seeing and had some involvement in gaining materials for one of them.

 

Re the bad and good trees. What about the ones in the middle? Cut them in half?