What would you do..?

[benedmonds]

Big beech tree in church yard, lost a big limb earlier in the year in still conditions and another recently.

 

Located over a foot path and grave yard, small ganoderma bracket at base, signs of other breakages. Both failed branches had the staining but wood sill solid.

 

 

 

[Johny Walker]

remove it asap ,h&s

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Polyporus squamosus, get a reduction done on it and monitor the wounds for fruiting once a year.

[AndyElliott]

whoa there... slow down with the hack and slay a bit! loads of stuff could have caused the staining, and are you sure the staining caused the failures? first of all whats the target situation? the dead people are already dead... the picture looks pretty rural? but if you think the situation is dodgy, why not investigate the old wounds and cuts before you start the butchery... maybe you'll find worse to come, maybe not, but if you dont look ya wont know until its too late. crown reducing mature maiden beech trees? i'm sure we're all a little uneasy with this, and especially if you don't know why, or indeed to what extent you need to go to; mind you the ganoderma might thank you if you knacker the trees vigour any more. More investigation needed for me i think.

[dangerous brian]

Get it gone church yards and dodgey trees dont mix,if its dropping big limbs then it aint longed for this world,weve done loads of big trees in cemetarys this year,the councils down here wont take any chances,if its iffy it goes.

[Tree Man Tom]

If they are so adament on removing wobbly head stones for fear of accidents, like in all the cemetries and graveyards around here, then there should be no hesitation in removing this tree.

[lyons e]

reduction, maybe bracing

[dangerous brian]

Thats my point exactly i suppose if it was a 200 year old Yew they may do all they can to keep it,but for a syc ,beach or a pine i think its act now replant later.

[dangerous brian]

Also quite alot of the smaller cemeterys down here are now self sufficiant,i mean the councils dont fund them thats why the grass doesnt get cut very often,so cable bracing reductions and monitoring,are to expensive they,would rather cut it down and then at some point replant,its pathetic i know but its all about money.

[treewizard]

that browning may of traveled back from an old wound out on the limb, im with hamadryad on this one