The bad pruning thread

[RPA]

A pikey near us displays "birch specialists" on his transit. Have been dying to ask him what makes him one of those!

 

Prob cos hes even more shite at id than me and thinks they are all birch - some are even evergreen

[jpbeaver]

couple of pics from today. sorry about the picture quality. the 1st is a great example of a morecambe pruning cut.

[TimR]

couple of pics from today. sorry about the picture quality. the 1st is a great example of a morecambe pruning cut.

 

bollox to mowing the lawn in the second one lol

[18 stoner]

bollox to mowing the lawn in the second one lol

 

Once saw someone cut a bank like that with a flymo on a rope and was swinging it side to side- looked great fun!

[High Scale]

Looks like homeowner prune.

[18 stoner]

Maybe did the lot with the flymo:151:

[Anna]

At the field i rent for my horses there is a row of mature oak trees that the neighbour had butchered so they had more light in their garden. I am currently trying to get get a tpo on the only decant tree left. i dead wooded it in the summer it's stunning. I'll take some pictures tomor and post them.

[Peter]

Once saw someone cut a bank like that with a flymo on a rope and was swinging it side to side- looked great fun!

 

Done that! Brilliant technique!

[Marc]

Done that! Brilliant technique!

 

Thats why they make a 2-stroke flymo especially for cutting banks.

[Dean Lofthouse]

....and a 4 stroke Allen