reduction pictures

[alex_m]

good work - if you don't mind me asking, what was the reason for reduction? seems a good location for letting them do their own thing

[Rupe]

good work - if you don't mind me asking, what was the reason for reduction? seems a good location for letting them do their own thing

 

What do you think the location is then? How close is the nearest public footpath and how many people have picnics in that area every day?

[High Scale]

Phone a friend?

[Matthew Burton]

What do you think the location is then? How close is the nearest public footpath and how many people have picnics in that area every day?

 

This is going to sounds like I'm questioning what you've said but I'm just trying to learn so please bare with me. Would I be right in thinking that you reduced the trees to prolong their life in that setting, rather than purely for safety reasons? Were there other motivations in terms of the trees current state of health that suggested a reduction was the best thing to do? Does reducing trees of this size and age as a general rule, improve their safety in this sort of environment (footpaths and picknick area's) and if so, why?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Matt

[alex_m]

What do you think the location is then? How close is the nearest public footpath and how many people have picnics in that area every day?

 

i'm not sure mate, i was hoping you could tell me...

[MaxJ]

only pics i have on here

quite a large oak (for me), mainly just the top reduced and alot of large dead removed.

and a walnut 10%

 

 

 

Alex_M have you got a drawbar on the back of the trailer or is the chipper just pulled up close? If so do you tow it behind the trailer?

[alex_m]

the white landy tow's the chipper

[Rupe]

This is going to sounds like I'm questioning what you've said but I'm just trying to learn so please bare with me. Would I be right in thinking that you reduced the trees to prolong their life in that setting, rather than purely for safety reasons? Were there other motivations in terms of the trees current state of health that suggested a reduction was the best thing to do? Does reducing trees of this size and age as a general rule, improve their safety in this sort of environment (footpaths and picknick area's) and if so, why?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Matt

 

Does reducing trees of this size and age as a general rule, improve their safety in this sort of environment

 

No. As a general rule healthy trees should be left as is, IMO.

 

Would I be right in thinking that you reduced the trees to prolong their life in that setting, rather than purely for safety reasons?

 

No, its purely for safety reasons, because of the picnic area and footpaths, and because of the decay in the front of the two trees.

[Rupe]

i'm not sure mate, i was hoping you could tell me...

 

More than happy to tell you what I can.

 

I'm not a surveyor so I just carry out the work as requested. There is some decay in the main stem of the tree in the foreground. the whole area is open to the pubic in the summer, one path is just to the left of the trees, but people can walk wherever they want, and it is used for picnics. We moved the tables before we started work.

 

So the surveyor recomended reduction and thats what we did.

 

Sorry if I sounded rude, but if your not sure just ask.

[Matthew Burton]

Thanks for replying Rupe.

 

Does reducing trees of this size and age as a general rule, improve their safety in this sort of environment

 

No. As a general rule healthy trees should be left as is, IMO.

 

This is what I'd have thought but wasn't sure if there was some thinking to the contrary.

 

Matt