Hollow Beech - reduce or fell?

[slack ma girdle]

The house is far enough away, however there is a workshop close by so there will be people walking around. My first thought was to fell but as the client wants to keep it I'm considering a severe 50% reduction. Any thoughts?

 

Beech does not like hard pruning. Try spreading the reduction out over a number of years, so as not to shock it too much. It will also spread the cost, so as not too much of a shock to the customer, and it will give you work over the next couple of years. Everyone one is a winner

[David Humphries]

Thanks for the reply. What size reductions would you recommend and over what time span?

 

You could try using this as guidance.

 

 

http://www.treeworks.co.uk/downloads/Retrenchment_pruning_2008.pdf

 

 

 

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[Ben Moss]

You could try using this as guidance.

 

 

http://www.treeworks.co.uk/downloads/Retrenchment_pruning_2008.pdf

 

 

 

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Thanks for the advice.