Kashmiriana Tree restoration

[Ian Flatters]

A freind of mine (Malcolm Chaffer) was telling me about this tree he did in 2006 and sent me through these photos. In 2006 Isola Madre was struck by a cyclone and this 50 tonne Kashmiriana tree blew over. The decision was made to save the tree by re-lifting it and carrying out remedial works and installation of support lines. The final picture is of it in march 2010. He informed me the final Cost was around £300,000 GBP.

[David Humphries]

Wow

 

 

 

 

 

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[Matthew Arnold]

In the UK that tree would have been chopped up. Stump ground out and a tree put in its place.

[Xerxses]

Interesting pics.

As above....WOW!

[Neil Frost]

Isn't it nice when people go to a lot of effort and invest in saving a wonderful tree. Cracking stuff!

[tommer9]

Monkey D has summed it up perfectly....Wow!

[sean]

another wow here.

[janey]

At the risk of being repetative... WOW!

 

I haven't seen many C. kashmirianas and they've all been mere babies in comparison to that one, even after it's pruning.

[ACUF]

nice.

[Paul Barton]

Crikey!! (didn't want to be in the wow gang!)

 

That is incredible. Do you know who footed the bill for that? That's a remarkable amount of money to spend on retaining a tree. Says something about the local opinion of trees.