Managing Trees with Decay & Dysfunction

[Gary Prentice]

Any special measures in the surrounding hard surfacing?

[David Humphries]

14 minutes ago, Gary Prentice said:

Any special measures in the surrounding hard surfacing?

For the Yew?

If so, then no special measures in terms of root protection.

[Gary Prentice]

4 hours ago, David Humphries said:

For the Yew?

If so, then no special measures in terms of root protection.

Poor bugger, top lopped off and then its toes crushed. 

 

That some trees survive is simply remarkable.

[Steve Bullman]

On 5/16/2018 at 17:23, David Humphries said:

At the other end of the scale from the red oak reduction above, here's a little experiment I've been watching for the last 10 years or so.

 

Yew tree that was in the way of development.

One of a pair that were down for removal.

Rather than fell both we topped one to see what would happen.

 

The Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) doesn't fruit every year and varies as to where it pops out.

 

April 2007

 

 

May 2008

 

 

May 2009

 

 

June 2010

 

 

 

May 2018

 

 

 

 

 

That’s done remarkably well