Tree you least like pruning

[MattyF]

After today its definately these.

 

is that monkey puzzle ...never climbed a big one but some of the larger ones dont look much fun...so i guess im lucky!

[Peter]

Funny things, monkey puzzle. Dont mind felling or dismantling them so much, but pruning, dragging or chipping, no thanks.

[treemeup]

the council keep gettting us to do 20-30% reductions on old acer pollards with 4-5yrs of growth, gimme a big ash any day!!

[Rowan the Bruce]

Mine is definately Monterey pines, when the resin covers your rope and is so sticky that you have trouble descending, and your scrubbing it off your arms with wire wool or such like. It's similar to getting dripped on by a freshly cut Moreton Bay fig. And chipping old dead wood from em is just nasty!

[Drella]

Have you got any pics of large pin oaks ihave just planted one.

Not anymore, lost a lot of my photo's when my PC crashed. I still have the drive but haven't gotten around to pulling the files..

 

How old do Red oaks live in the USA

 

You'd be lucky to find one much older than 150 years.. But they sure do get massive in that amount of time! I love climbing the giant Red Oaks. They're easy to get around in and sometimes pruning a dead branch off is as easy as pulling it with the hook of your pole saw.

[atree]

Hedgetrimming pittisphorums (sp)(evergreen shrubs) hate the things.Do you get them in the uk?

 

Just spent 2days reducing a hedge of them with handsaw and secataures (client wanted them natural looking so no hedge trimmer

[DrewB]

Just spent 2days reducing a hedge of them with handsaw and secataures (client wanted them natural looking so no hedge trimmer

 

gutted bro!

[vduben]

i did a tree of heaven 2 days ago, very brittle, easy to snap and likes to rip past your undercut!!!!!!!

managed to stop it ripping tho with hulk power!!

[Buzz]

I'vr done a 15% reduction on a hawthorne and thinned it out. Not alot of fun at all Looked bloody good though