General Tree pics

[gingertreeninja]

bacon baps for lunch and lots of sweet tea. girlfriend was well proud of her brash piles i will tell her you are slagging them and she will come over there and box your lugs ha ha

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

bacon baps for lunch and lots of sweet tea. girlfriend was well proud of her brash piles i will tell her you are slagging them and she will come over there and box your lugs ha ha

 

I stand by my judgment! shocking piles!

[josharb87]

crown raise a-la-josh

 

 

[Peter]

Very nice. Hope you reduced it as well?

[josharb87]

only a little reduction, diddnt want to take too much off the upper crown incase it harmed the tree

[Mark Bolam]

You been watching some of Stevie's training vids then Josh?

[david]

only a little reduction, diddnt want to take too much off the upper crown incase it harmed the tree

 

so how much was left once youd finnished lol

 

aye spy de spikes

[josharb87]

spikes??? dont know what you mean, strapped to my feet were the new 'ecoligical niche habitat creation systems'

 

dont worry, i left atleast a dozen buds up there for regrowth (its important to leave growth points on mature beech)

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

"Raywood" Fraxinus oxycarpa from today. Active weak union on the main fork, no suprises, lots of tearing in the crown from branch losses.

 

We strapped up the fork as a precaution, stop any fork failures from rope point leverages whilst work was carried out. Fork loading reduced the strap loosened off nicely, so happy that this ones safe and can be left alone for a few years to recover now.[/font]

This variety of ash is renowned for its weak unions and branch loss, this is the biggest "Raywood" Ash Ive ever seen, about or just under 3mtrs around the butt.

And a pic of the Oak from last Friday, had been pollarded high at some point loads of old stubs and dead stems. Regrowth was good though and we stabalised the crown with a gentle reduction. Another one sorted and safe for a few more years.

[Mark Bolam]

Big Ash Tony.

 

When did you pollard the Oak?