Hamas big reduction/pruning thread!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Ive found during my continued research that the underlying "instinct" or intuition for succesefull pruning almost certainly lies in a natural inherent expression in all living things. That is of certain mathematical principals, the fractal geometry, the Fibonacci index etc.

 

I will get a little bit more detailed into this theory at some point in the near future but wanted to get you all looking into these things and doing your own digging, I think it will be illuminating.

 

I think that if we use these rules, we will have the optimal pruning system

[Tom Cook]

Chestnut reduction today pretty good drop zone only a fence and one greenhouse to worry about:D

 

[Wolfie]

A small Plane reduction that I did last summer. Only just downloaded the photos off my phone.

No often I remember to do before and after pics.

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

A small Plane reduction that I did last summer. Only just downloaded the photos off my phone.

No often I remember to do before and after pics.

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tidy mate:thumbup1:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

A repeat cyclic prune of a beech, has been done at least 4-5 times over thirty years by my firm, this was my first go at her. took some of the heavy wood out this time round, lots of squirrel damage and far too woody, needed opening out a little o encourage more even spread of foliage as opposed to mostly outer periphery.

 

 

 

 

[alex_m]

Nice work tony (as usual!)

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Nice work tony (as usual!)

 

apart from that wispy bit out top to right:blushing:

[alex_m]

haha, up you go then mate!

(no ladder either as punishment)

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

haha, up you go then mate!

(no ladder either as punishment)

 

at my age i am entitled to ladders in any and all circumstances!

[John Shutler]

first tree of the day, oak reduction 1-2m

appologies for the blury pics