General Tree pics

[David Humphries]

I tend to leave my coppice stools a little higher

 

Out of interest, did you have any interaction with the people from the property. Where they sad at losing it or happy with the extra view/light?

 

 

 

 

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[Taupotreeman]

Yep plenty of interaction from a few of the residents. A sign of the times here I'm afraid. The home owners were glad to see it go. Leaf litter, shading and blocking their view of a dormant volcano cone. It seems a great deal of people are keen to have their views uninterupted nor do they wish to have to rake up leaves etc. Not that I'm admitting to fighting a losing battle, far from it.

[David Humphries]

Yep plenty of interaction from a few of the residents. A sign of the times here I'm afraid. The home owners were glad to see it go. Leaf litter, shading and blocking their view of a dormant volcano cone. It seems a great deal of people are keen to have their views uninterupted nor do they wish to have to rake up leaves etc. Not that I'm admitting to fighting a losing battle, far from it.

 

Have to say that's a real shame

 

Some local education on trees and their benfits to society would appear to be in order me thinks.

 

 

How hard is it to get off their fat arses and go stand in front of the tree to take in a view

 

 

 

 

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[Taupotreeman]

I spoke on another thread about the topping of trees for views. Unfortunately many of the residents around this area have no interest in being educated. Some yes but the high percentage most definately not, especially when they would have a view without the tree. Most of my (trying to) educate experiences end almost in a huge argument which does neither party any good but this is the type of person I am faced with. The view is everything. I'm of the same opion as you. Eventually my view will be obscured by trees, it is partly now. Even though the trees are on council land I have no thought of removing or topping them. In areas such as these we are on a completely different wavelength to maybe the people you have to deal with. Fortunately, we are now adhering to the council policy (that has been in place for years but ignored completely) and trees are not removed, topped or pruned in any way for views........unless of course I get the usual call from the CEO or Mayor.

 

The worst part is most of the time they actually have a view, just not a 180 degree one. Sometimes there's just one tree right in the middle but that tree just has to go. Got a call from a gentleman the other day regarding his own private trees. Someone further back whose line of sight to the lake was starting to be impeded had come down over the holidays and taken to a Kauri and a Rimu plus a few others with a hand saw. Well beyond saving such was the damage. Hopefully this willl give arbtalkers an idea of the type of people we have in certain places here.

[testcricket01]

Would of needed something like a 24m Teupen to do this tree viably, a 15m platform only give you 10ish meters taking into account the base of the machine being out the drop zone.

 

After installing the ratchets I felt it was ok to carry on, any doubt I would not of done it, I have not got balls of steel I am a very steady cautious climber who is **** scared of heights and falling.[/quote

 

 

Your in same boat as me then i hate heights every day i scare my self dunno why i do it.

[Mark Bolam]

Fear of heights keeps you alive!

 

Good shots Marc.

[Buzzsurgeon]

Couple more showing the fracture line at the base of the tree and the split once it opened up on the floor.

 

like the abandoned 200 in pic 3

[Taupotreeman]

like the abandoned 200 in pic 3

 

That's trainee groundies for you Buzz. Walking around staring at their feet all the time

[RobArb]

like the abandoned 200 in pic 3

 

I had to look twice for that:lol:

[Tom D]

A few randoms from the last few weeks, The last one being a 15% reduction I did today, nearly killed me, I am not as fit as I was.