Sycamore reduction- how much?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

if it is mature enough that the bark is realy plating high into the scaffolds hard reductions may leave this tree prone to sooty bark disease, caused by massive dysfucntions in the sap flows and weakening the cambium. semi mature you may get away with it, but it would still be highly likely to succumb to polyporus squamosus, the dryads saddle which finds big cuts on sycamore like eggs Benedict at the ritz

[RobArb]

which finds big cuts on sycamore like eggs Benedict at the ritz

 

Haha! Nice simile!

[chris23a]

if it is mature enough that the bark is realy plating high into the scaffolds hard reductions may leave this tree prone to sooty bark disease, caused by massive dysfucntions in the sap flows and weakening the cambium. semi mature you may get away with it, but it would still be highly likely to succumb to polyporus squamosus, the dryads saddle which finds big cuts on sycamore like eggs Benedict at the ritz

 

Thanks for the advice, I would say its probably between 30-40 years old, completley covered in Ivy, probably never been touched before.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Thanks for the advice, I would say its probably between 30-40 years old, completley covered in Ivy, probably never been touched before.

 

it will probably tolarate a pollard with ease IF you remove the ivy

[Ruskins Trees]

Sycamore reduction how much ? Only one answer 100%, fell and grind