Ganno Grenade Explosion!

[Simon Rotheram]

Went to look at this failed Beech tree today, we reduced the canopy around 12 months ago to try and prolong this happening. The tree had been heavily braced, was riddled with Ganno, including the brackets forming inthe splits in the stem!

 

Interestingly, the bracing held all the canopy together so the failure (which would have split into 3 directions Northish Southish and East) all fell the same way into one big pile!

 

There were bits of the bracket and split Beech trunk scattered all around, as if a grenade had gone off at the top of the trunk!!

[David Humphries]

Cool, where can I get some of those

 

 

Destructive City

 

 

 

 

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[David Humphries]

What's gonna happen to the trunk, looks to be ideal habitat stick.

 

 

 

 

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[Simon Rotheram]

What's gonna happen to the trunk, looks to be ideal habitat stick.

 

 

 

 

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Firewood!

 

That is unless they cough at the price of removal!

 

It looks strangely in place where it is, I think because the canopy of the mature tree can be imagined where it used to be.

 

With the natural fracture and decay in the stem it would mak a great habitat stick - we'll see, there will probably be pics on our tree work thread showwing the felling/grinding/returfing of the area

[White Noise]

WOW Great pics . Do you think the whole canopy would of failed if it had not been braced or just the odd limb ? I only have limited use of bracing systems . Although I have worked on trees where the bracing has already been in place . And the tension has been ultra taught .Just a thought

[Simon Rotheram]

WOW Great pics . Do you think the whole canopy would of failed if it had not been braced or just the odd limb ? I only have limited use of bracing systems . Although I have worked on trees where the bracing has already been in place . And the tension has been ultra taught .Just a thought

 

 

On this occasion I think part of the canopy would have remained, but would have required removal anyway. I think the combined weight of the failed limbs braced to the rest of the canopy ensured complete failure of the crown.

 

If this bracing was put in originally to ensure that if limbs failed they would desirably land in the open area that they did, therefore avoiding damage to the wall and property, then it was genius! (however - I dont think so!)

[Simon Rotheram]

Just found a few shote on a USB of when we first went to it, before and after the weight reduction and a few of the bracing and Gannoderma bracket...oh and Liam (Mozza) giving the job the thumbs up

[White Noise]

On this occasion I think part of the canopy would have remained, but would have required removal anyway. I think the combined weight of the failed limbs braced to the rest of the canopy ensured complete failure of the crown.

 

If this bracing was put in originally to ensure that if limbs failed they would desirably land in the open area that they did, therefore avoiding damage to the wall and property, then it was genius! (however - I dont think so!)

 

Cheers . The second set of pics give you a better idea on the size of the tree

[Simon Rotheram]

Cheers . The second set of pics give you a better idea on the size of the tree

 

There is a lit of timber there, spoke to the customer today and they want it all for firewood - probably 2 days of cutting up (and 20l of fuel!)