what to do with this beech??

[shillo]

yes the tree was there long before the house, and the conservatory was about a year ago and surprize surprize i got a phone call the day after they finished it!

i did have a look at the top side of where all the forking occurs and i did look surprizingly good.

i have attached a few more pics, took me ages to attach the last ones.

 

you can see a weeping tight fork and in the other photo which is further up this limb there is a split in the bark not sure if this is a bit of delamination that hamadryad was talking about but is on the side of the limb.

 

the tree did have a partner in the next door property but that had meripilus very bad and had to be felled another beech of the same age is in another neighbouring property which was heavily reduced years ago which i did post on here also. (http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/10968-poor-old-beech-what-do-i-do.html) ( i havent done that right, how do i link an old post?)

due to subsequent dieback caused by heavy reduction its still touch and go whether that tree is removed or deadwooded still talking with tree warden about that one.

 

thanks guys

[Johny Walker]

remove & replant ,end off !!!!!!

[arbclimber]

remove & replant ,end off !!!!!!

 

Inclined to agree with you there mate. Those new pics do seem to give a better indication to the likely failure of the tree dont they.

 

If it was my tree, and my house, it would be gone.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

yep, fell and replant does appear a good option in the light of those.

[slack ma girdle]

Leave the poor thing alone, there's nothing wrong with it !

 

All right it might have a couple of teany tiny things wrong with it......... !

:thumbup:

[Frankie Lawrence]

Sorted then looking forward to seeing this on stunt fell thread:thumbup:

[Amelanchier]

Aaahhh but replant with what? Fell and replant is only half a spec...

[Frank]

I already stated fell and replant with 1x beech and 1x hornbeam. Nobody listens to frank.

[Johny Walker]

replant with 1x beech & 1x hornbeam...... new you all would come round to my way off thinking...........

[shillo]

ok so the first picture is worse than it looks, its more of a 'natural fissure type thing' attachment top side of that fork is a beautiful union.

 

the included bark is in the limb right over the conservatory, but what exactly have we got in the next picture, its only split the bark not a torsional fracture?

 

any ideas. im still tempted by hamadryads :adore:1st idea i think about reducing the 3 close to the house and shaping remainder. the drag out from this tree is horrible, steps, tight turns and through a garage:sad: