Opinions please on large Beech

[skyhuck]

Huck, your view of this situation is not at all a suprise to me:001_smile:

 

firstly the tree were all refering to was not strictly "defective"

 

secondly the risk from your tree is a mere drop in an ocean compared to letting your wife and kids get in a car on the school run.

 

I am under no illusion as to how dangerous cars are, in fact I have posted on here countless times that driving to site is the most dangerous thing we do (when people are bleating on about how dangerous our work is )

 

But like it or not, people have the choice to remove their tree is they so wish and are not prevented by TPO.

[Rob D]

There's plenty of big old beeches out there... why does it matter taking this one down whether it's healthy or not

 

 

 

Surely it's the deforestation in other countries that we should be worrying about.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

and as long as you keep posting that kind of rubbish, I will come back an counter it!

 

for those that feel that way, do you have BIG trees where you live?

[skyhuck]

and as long as you keep posting that kind of rubbish, I will come back an counter it!

 

for those that feel that way, do you have BIG trees where you live?

 

Yes loads!!

 

Some of which could hit my home and I CHOOSE to keep and enjoy them, but I am not a Fascist and will not force my choices on others.

[Treeworld]

I have been reading this thread and also the posted pics by Mr Blair with interest. It seems to have driven an almighty wedge between many users on the site. My personal view upon the base of the tree in question is it would have remained in situ for many years to come, however also performing such large reductions on a beech would have sent this tree into a rapid decline as I have witnessed on a few glorious specimens throughout Kent. The only way I could see that this tree could have been "managed" would be to thin and perform a 10-15% reduction then monitor for the next couple of years to see how it reacted. Beeches as well as oaks in my experience and viewing do not respond well to 30% reductions. Stephen has accommodated his clients wishes and budget I think, if this tree was on an estate with a client that was open to management then I'm sure with his contacts and wealth of Arbtalk input he could and would have undertaken a retention plan for this tree, the power of the demise of this tree lives on in this thread, let it and the thread rest in peace.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I have been reading this thread and also the posted pics by Mr Blair with interest. It seems to have driven an almighty wedge between many users on the site. My personal view upon the base of the tree in question is it would have remained in situ for many years to come, however also performing such large reductions on a beech would have sent this tree into a rapid decline as I have witnessed on a few glorious specimens throughout Kent. The only way I could see that this tree could have been "managed" would be to thin and perform a 10-15% reduction then monitor for the next couple of years to see how it reacted. Beeches as well as oaks in my experience and viewing do not respond well to 30% reductions. Stephen has accommodated his clients wishes and budget I think, if this tree was on an estate with a client that was open to management then I'm sure with his contacts and wealth of Arbtalk input he could and would have undertaken a retention plan for this tree, the power of the demise of this tree lives on in this thread, let it and the thread rest in peace.

 

TOSH, that tree would of took a good reduction no sweat, in kent you may have some complications in your location, say fommes and auricularia in particular is in the area surrounding knole house. Auricularia is a wound loving parasite that infects long strips of cambium on beech and oak, did one today in fact oak that is that has caused a bit of an issue with a previous reduction recovery.

 

It is the vitality and vigour that mainly dictates what a tree can and cant take, and you seem to be the sort who should know this?

 

anyways, im not driving anywedges, im just drawing atention to the fact we as an industry are too quick to draw a conclusion that is largely based on fear.

[Rob D]

and as long as you keep posting that kind of rubbish, I will come back an counter it!

 

for those that feel that way, do you have BIG trees where you live?

 

 

 

Why is that rubbish??

 

There are hundreds of thousands of big trees where I live.

 

 

 

 

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Why is that rubbish??

 

There are hundreds of thousands of big trees where I live.

 

 

 

 

 

crikey hundreds and thousands of BIG trees where you live? people must be getting squished daily!

[mrtree]

Yes loads!!

 

Some of which could hit my home and I CHOOSE to keep and enjoy them, but I am not a Fascist and will not force my choices on others.

 

You must surely be joking or completely deluded. To equate people discussing on this board whether a tree could be saved or not as fascists is highly indicative of you.

[Rob D]

crikey hundreds and thousands of BIG trees where you live? people must be getting squished daily!

 

 

Not really....

 

You're not making a lot of sense?