Nice Sycamore. Not so nice cavity. And possible veteran candidates.

[Matthew Arnold]

Ive been taking lots n lots of pictures today of large tree on the sites i manage. The first set are of a massive Sycamore growing out of a steep slope in Shaftesbury. It is over a fairly busy footpath. I will let you guys judge this trees fait. The next set is of a Beech and Oak nearby. Same again growing from the slope but with no footpth underneath only shrubby hawthorn regrowth. The next set is of some of the old oaks that are on a piece of land i manage in Stur Newton (Most of em are vet porn candidates). The final set is of a few trees in a site in Gillingham. The veteran candidates are the Sycamore, Beech, Oaks and a pollarded Alder on the rivers edge.

 

Enjoy...

 

P.S Sorry for the massive amount of pictures.

[Matthew Arnold]

Any ideas what the fungi are growing on the Sycamore? My colleagues seem to think its Honey fungus as the root system on that edge has had it sometime in its life. And would they be be the cause of the massive cavity?

[Will Hinchliffe]

Sycamore is on footpath at bottom of castle hill ?

 

The trees fate......... Re inspect in a year.

[Matthew Arnold]

You know the one im on about. We will inspect it this year then re-inpsect next year. I am hoping that we wont need to fell it unless the rootplate starts to shift as its on very sandy/clay soil. Lovely to dig through but wont hold up much.