Would you ??

[Dean Lofthouse]

The pictures below are of a Sycamore about 60ft 10" DBH with cambium damage. The bark has been stripped for about 50% of the circumference and extends from the root collar up to about 12ft.

 

The tree is protected, I wanted to take it down so I asked the TO to have a look and let me know his thoughts. He asked me why I thought the tree was dying.

 

I said, the tree isn't actually dying and had a healthy full crown, you can see the cambium trying to heal round but I feel that the tree will only deteriorate from now on and better to take down while it is climbable than wait till it's not.

 

He came back to me saying, that although the tree had extensive cambium damage he deemed it not "dangerous" and therefore I would have to put in an application.

 

Are TO's hands tied, whereby they can only authorise "dangerous" trees to be taken down without an application, because there seems to be no "either side" of dangerous. I have had this many times where the TO only describes the tree as "dangerous" or "Not dangerous".

 

Surely in this case there are very good reasons for the tree to come down and be replaced without having to go to the trouble of applying.

 

As it stands now the client says he doesn't want to apply because he may be wasting his time and money, so now te tree will be left until it becomes "dangerous" and unclimbable and there are no trees near enough to use as anchors so it will be a mewp job.

 

I think we need a new catagory, "will become dangerous"

[Steve Bullman]

what were you doing in the customers bedroom?

[Mick Stockbridge]

It,s wrong to leave a tree like that standing,saying that TO,s have to justify their jobs,comp cars,pensions etc.

[Dean Lofthouse]

what were you doing in the customers bedroom?

 

ah ah, I'm with you now.

 

That was the back of a patio chair

 

She was a stunner though

[skyhuck]

IMO, the T/O is a muppet!

[Tom D]

Looks like fire damage to me, probably a bonfire a few years ago. Surely they'd have to give permision if you put in an application, on what grounds could they retain it? its fecked.

[Dean Lofthouse]

IMO, the T/O is a muppet!

 

You should know better Dave.

 

ALL TO's are very very very nice men

[Steve Bullman]

ha....looked suspiciously like a bedroom balcony for a minute there

[raafbeard]

It would be a great shame to lose such a stunning syc.

[Mesterh]

IMO, the T/O is a muppet![/b]

 

Along with nearly ever other T/O I've ever known.

 

Nobody that has an inkling about trees would let that stay. I bet if the owner's house insurance knew about that then they would soon cancel it.