Should it stay or should it go now?

[CHIP]

Reasons to fell and reasons to keep please!

[Matthew Arnold]

Fell because of potential for decay in base caused by wound. Could be reduced hard to where the epicormic growths are showing.

[RobArb]

is that pic from recent?

 

has it leafed up at all?

[janey]

What does your customer (presumably the tree's owner?) want done with it?

[Mesterh]

I say fell, as it doesnt fit its surroundings, ie looks wrong.

 

I dont think we take in to consideration if trees look good in the right location.

 

After all, it is the 21st century and its ALL about looks.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

fell it and replace with something suitable

[CHIP]

Sorry....pics were taken end of Feb. The tree is now in full viggor and the client wants it down, I just need to alk the LA into it!

[janey]

Sorry....pics were taken end of Feb. The tree is now in full viggor and the client wants it down, I just need to alk the LA into it!

 

That's your job spec' then. If that's what your client wants and they weren't asking for general advice, if you don't take it down someone else will.

 

You can try and persuade them to leave the tree as a high stump or mono' even, or have a log pile in the corner for the bugs n' beasties etc.

[RobArb]

i'd take the whole thing down as asked and replant a small specimen keeping most/all the logs as a habitat pile rather than a monolith as it seems to be a small garden overlooked by many

[Big 'Ammer]

Sorry....pics were taken end of Feb. The tree is now in full viggor and the client wants it down, I just need to alk the LA into it!

 

Surely that scabby rubbish hasn't a tpo on it?

 

If its in a CA tell the LA your felling it.