bracing a whackin gurt leylandii

[Rik]

guys, never done any bracing before so treat me like a simpleton. just took the top oput of a row of 11 leylandii's the other week that were pushin 110' at the tips. the end one seems to have a split in the main stem staring about 10, off the ground and goes all the way upto around 40' where the stem splits into about 10 seperate leaders.

 

in the wind you can clearly see each half of the main stem moving independantly of each other and the split opening up and closing again.

 

i was contemplating bracing around the top of the main stem where it splits off into the various leaders? it comes down it'll go through a mains supply, garages and probably the aston martin inside

 

any thoughts on if this might work? and if so, which bracing systems would anyone recommend as ive seen a fair few on the market but again, am a newb to it all.

 

cheers guys on any thoughts

 

Rik

[Robert_S]

id be recommending felling it, with all the targets you have just listed it aint worth it, its only a leylandii.

 

it sounds like a job for steel rod old school bracing but id be felling it.

[Rik]

i must admit i did highly recommend removal but in no fewer words was the reply: 'that.. aint happenin'

 

so i guess i gotta do what i gotta do... old school sounds good.. i'll start lookin into it!

[geoff]

I would not wish to be responsible for any failures after bracing,they by nature are prone to sail effect in the autumn winds.

[josharb87]

got any pics of the 110' leylandi??

 

sounds like a fell tbh, any pics of the split?

[RobRainford]

i would personally push to get tid of it, expalin the benefits of removing and replanting a better specimen. As with bracing, you know there is a problem, the bracing just prevents the worst from happening. It doesnt stop it and its not a permanent solution, as the tree could fail somewhere else!

[VEG]

New to this but, if you brace it would you then be liable if the brace fails and the tree hits the targets you mentioned?

[armchairarborist]

much smaller scale but had lasted years with 'bracing', cobra bracing systems do some good kits that are rated with decent weight ratings, dont forget to factor in the weight of the braced piece as a whole on the anchor piece plus adding the shock load weight, i.e. how far it will drop before being caught. Ed.

[RobRainford]

New to this but, if you brace it would you then be liable if the brace fails and the tree hits the targets you mentioned?

 

 

thats right, by bracing it you are admitting there is something wrong with the tree that requires it to be held together, so it wouldnt stand up too well against mr insurance if stuff went down the pan

[testcricket01]

could you not explain that braceing will properly cost just as much as removal, braceing kits are expensive. still some people dont listen to any advice, what can ya do but do what they want