Tree-A-Holic Confession

[Lee Winger]

That Willow looked like most of the Willows I've felled. It was hollow and rotten, thats what they do, they naturally fall over, re root and grow once more.

 

It wasn't safe to just leave it, you could fence it, but then you have to maintain the fence and what happens when people climb over the fence?, plus when it does fall and re root are you just going to extend the fence??

 

The problem we have is lack of planting, if there were lots of new trees coming up the loss of the old ones would not be such an issue, is there rarity thats the problem.

 

 

The tree could of been pollarded, or even heavily reduced and lived happily for many more years to come, no need to fell imo.........

Edited December 29, 2010 by Lee Winger

[Ian C]

The tree could of been pollarded, or even heavily reduced and lived happily for many more years to come, no need to fell imo.........

 

i Agree with that, a pollard/Heavy reduction would of sorted the problem and kept the tree, it's a willow after all and would respond v well to heavy pruning.