Oak Tree on Building

[detritus21]

Got called to this job in Liverpool on a Uni Campus.

 

The phone call went along the lines of come and have a look the job is yours. I can see why they had done the have a look and its yours line.

 

Large Oak 3 feet diameter ripped the root plate out and landed on the building. The roots were rotten and a small fruiting body could be spotted on the base of the tree. Will be finishing it off next week with a Mewp and taking it down as a hung-up windblow tree as there is no access for a crane.

 

The tree is on the front page of the Liverpool Echo from last night but couldn't get hold of a copy.

 

 

 

 

[Arborowen]

hmm could this have been avoided with appropriate surveying etc

[detritus21]

Apparently there was a survey done a couple of months back and the tree was "ok". I'll get a picture of the fruiting body when I'm back there next week to finish the job.

[Mark Bolam]

Yikes!

 

Good luck with it!

[David Humphries]

Looks like a reduction may have been prudential when it was last surveyed.

 

But that's just conjecture really without the facts.

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

This is a similar scenario to our one yesterday, ours was surveyed febuary, ganoderma resinaceunm was the culprit, so fruit bodies being annual where not picked up at this time, the rot was extensive (see the "decay shots" thread)

 

We have to be realistic, after all VTA is supposed to be what is reasonable and if no other signs are evident, just how far should one have to go to ensure safety?

 

it simply isnt resonable to drill or picus all trees, and its only due to very wet soggy ground and extremem weather/wind that these recent ones have occured.

[Rob D]

How did you go about getting the rest of the tree down?

[detritus21]

Am finishing it next week. Its in a secure position at present. Mewp to strip it out and close to edge of roof and then its sever the butt end from the root plate and winch it off like a hung up tree.

[skyhuck]

Am finishing it next week. Its in a secure position at present. Mewp to strip it out and close to edge of roof and then its sever the butt end from the root plate and winch it off like a hung up tree.

 

Surely that will damage the building?

[detritus21]

It will most probably damage the building. There is already a fairly significant amount of damage to the roof and upper part of the wall. The situation is far from ideal. You could possibly use an all terrain crane but this would require the removal of other trees for access. If anyone has any other suggestions I'm more than willing to take them on board.