gum tree reduction

[Joe Loggs]

hi lads, thought i would post some pics of a gum tree i reduced today not been climbing long and was chuffed with the out come.

[Tom D]

that tree will keep you in work for years to come.

[roseyweb]

Did you book in to remove the 8ft of growth, for the same time next year.

[sean freeman]

Sorry to say that if the gum is a Eucalyptus (IME) it is not going to respond the way (I suspect) you and the tree owner planned.

[defenderjack]

bit hard to tell from the pics but id say its been cut back like that before has it not ?

[Mark Bolam]

bit hard to tell from the pics but id say its been butchered like that before has it not ?

 

Sorted that for you Jack!

 

Decent shape achieved despite previously maimed tree and poor spec, I reckon.

[stuart blunsom]

Your luckly to have gum trees to work on, I live in the vale of evesham in worcestershire

99% are all dead, Due to the winter we had -19 for best part of 8 days and all trees around

by me are dead, O well keeping me going, Cant get over how quick these trees dry out and make in hard work to get down.

[defenderjack]

Sorted that for you Jack!

 

Decent shape achieved despite previously maimed tree and poor spec, I reckon.

 

yes very true indeed mr bolam !

[Taupotreeman]

Looks good but just wait for the suckers. It'll go ballistic.

[Joe Loggs]

thanks for the feed back. yes it had previously been reduced so i had to work with the old reduction, growth near the knuckle was sparse so i tried my best to get best shape and not leave stubs. in north london were the tree was reduced most gums are still living, unlike at home in essex.

 

mr bolam how would you reduce this tree then??