Huge dead Sycamore Advice Needed

[windfall]

Hi All,

 

My neighbour has a huge Sycamore on a hedge row about 15 foot from thier house. The tree was very impressive with a perfect canopy shape but it is now just a dead white skeleton. I would say its 30 -35" at the base.

 

Basically i want to get my hands on it for firewood, so i am wanting to know what if any the specfic dangers are of having this dead tree in close proximity to thier bungalow.

 

For example, will the root system be weaker? definate increased risk of flattening thier house etc etc?

 

Cheers for any help, and appologies if it sounds mercenary! but that dead sycamore will sell really well!

[hazzygawa]

I think the root system will be a lot weaker as the tree is dead. Prob diseased.

[RobArb]

that dead tree could be a great home for al the bugs and beasties, there's nowt wrong with it:sneaky2:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

it sounds like sooty bark disease, as the bark has rapidly peeled leaving the white bleached wood exposed, it will dropp bigger and bigger bits rather than fall in one. I wouldnt leave it standing too long as sycamore degrades quickly once the xylarias get in.

[windfall]

that dead tree could be a great home for al the bugs and beasties, there's nowt wrong with it:sneaky2:

 

My fingers are in my ears...

[Le Sanglier]

Hi All,

 

My neighbour has a huge Sycamore on a hedge row about 15 foot from thier house. The tree was very impressive with a perfect canopy shape but it is now just a dead white skeleton. I would say its 30 -35" at the base.

 

Basically i want to get my hands on it for firewood, so i am wanting to know what if any the specfic dangers are of having this dead tree in close proximity to thier bungalow.

 

For example, will the root system be weaker? definate increased risk of flattening thier house etc etc?

 

Cheers for any help, and appologies if it sounds mercenary! but that dead sycamore will sell really well!

 

fell it, chop it, log it, flog it,

[skyhuck]

Be very careful felling dead Sycamore, the hinge will be next to useless IME.

[RobArb]

My fingers are in my ears...

 

thought they might be:lol:

[windfall]

Be very careful felling dead Sycamore, the hinge will be next to useless IME.

 

Cheers for that, the last dead Sycamore i took down was a bit smaller and your right the hinge just cracked. Thankfully I had a rope round it with a grey fergy hanging of the other end so it came down in near enough the right place.

[RobArb]

last big dead sycy i felled (and it was big) i kept the hinge a bit thicker than i normally would and used a couple of wedges in the back, went over nice and landed exactly in the right place:thumbup: