Silver birch reductions

[jamesd]

Anyone got any pictures of silver birch reductions before and after. I have one to do and the customer wants it done quite heavily and i wanted to see a few examples of a good reduction first.

 

Cheers.

[Paul Jenks]

There is no such thing as a good heavy reduction on a birch. If they really want you to butcher it make sure they know it'll look like crap however talented you are and it'll hasten the decline of the tree as well as introducing future management implications as far as the regenration growth and decay at the cut sites.

[Paul Smith]

There is no such thing as a good heavy reduction on a birch. If they really want you to butcher it make sure they know it'll look like crap however talented you are and it'll hasten the decline of the tree as well as introducing future management implications as far as the regenration growth and decay at the cut sites.

 

Spot on! I try to convince leave alone or fell!

[geoff]

As they said,silver birch dont like a heavy hand.

[slack ma girdle]

A light prune every couple of years is all the tree needs. Any more and you might as well fell it and start again.

[Neil Frost]

Perhaps post some pics of good birch reductions for him to give the customer another option.

[scotty-w]

It's a bit worrying if you didn't know that a heavy reduction on a Silver Birch is not a good idea!!

[welwell]

Once you start heavily reducing birches you spoil what they are all about- graceful form. They never look the same again and brings on the onset of heavy rot pockets and all the hazards that brings with it. NOT GOOD

As already pointed out try to convince to leave be or fell and re-plant. But its difficult to convince people to fell as they think you are just angling for more cash!!

 

Might be a good idea to ask people to send a few pics of heavily reduced birches. That should quickly change their minds.

 

Good luck

[Mick Stockbridge]

Before and after. One of Rich Rules reductions.

[Rick2517]

Bristol Tree Surgery Gallery

Hi this is a reduction we did last winter. I think the main battle is getting the customer to except that if they want to keep tne tree then little and often is the answer.