General Tree pics

[Stephen Blair]

was it storm damage or big time pollarding that made it that way steve?

[Steve Bullman]

bit of both i think. the right hand limb was in a right knackered state, and the main stem had been pollarded to tie in if i remember right....it was quite a cool tree really

[Barney]

Yea, the owl can find a new home. At least there weren't any chicks!

 

Here's a tree I topped/ probably killed. I imagine I'll be back in a couple years to finish the job. Topped the oak in the front yard, then removed three sweetgums from the back.

 

MasterBlaster, I love how you have so much space over there, great access, BIG trees, beautiful weather... I just spent a day dragging brash through a terrace house on a busy street with no parking have you got any jobs going?

[Dean Lofthouse]

I pruned this Oak last year, i think from memory they had it down for a 25% reduction which would have left it in a right state. Instead I reduced all the leaders and gave it a general crown clean, came out looking quite nice.....picture not so great though

 

Looks well Steve and pruned just right, I hate seeing reductions with epicormic growth coming off the ends of pruning cuts

[Rod]

some pictures of what was a lovely old copper beach, it had a giant polypore all round its base on a previous inspection but the owner wouldn't have it removed (unfortunately didn't take any pictures of the polypore)

[John Hancock]

Thats an odd place for it to fail if it did have Meripilus, looks like it could have gone in the area of the graft....

[MattyF]

Looks well Steve and pruned just right, I hate seeing reductions with epicormic growth coming off the ends of pruning cuts

Agree dean!

Its almost impossibe to not get any reactive growth when shortening leaders,nice job steve

[MasterBlaster]

i like your style master blaster.

 

Thanks, mate.

 

have you got any jobs going?

 

Ha, I wish I could help you. Yea, we have room, alright!

[Rich Rule]

Just got back from the Portes du soleil, (french Alps) for a bit of boarding.

 

Couple of trees from the trip...

 

My mate improvising and taking out a couple of spruce for his mate (the chalet owner) No comment on the lack of this or that please, I wanted to show the scenery.

 

same mate on another tree... in the stash, a board park designed by burton and made entirely outta wood or tree trunks.

 

oh, and some proper pollards on the south shore or Lac Leman. (lake Geneva)

[Paul Barton]

Couple of pics from this week:

1 and 2 are a reduction of an Acer negundo (same tree from different angles)

3 and 4 are before and after of a crown thin on a beech.

 

The lens on my phone was covered in dust so apologies for the quality.