Previously topped tree!

[Matthew Storrs]

Ok agree broadly with most things, especially the use of "advise" instead of "educate" Thinning is a nonsense imo.

 

How come you say that, not argueing (yet:001_smile:) just curious?

[Le Sanglier]

How come you say that, not argueing (yet:001_smile:) just curious?

 

I'll admit it was a bit of a sweeping statement but imo you can thin a tree and within a season its filled up again (species dependent of course) and it very rarely meets the clients needs or hopes; Beech is a bit of an exception. Plus overthinning can produce lion tailing.

I am all for what used to be call "cleaning out" which is removal of all small growth to the first fork of a branch, but that is apparently not very specific and I can understand in these days of consistency conformity and BS specs that will not wash as an approved procedure.

I think that if you deadwooding a tree and you just get rid of the ugly stuff, crossing branches and whatever is in your way that's usually enough.

I am not a zealot about this whole thinning thing by the way just bouncing a few ideas about.

[Matthew Storrs]

Well the reason I asked was that I recently quoted (and I think got it) to reduce the risk of windblow on a semi- mature beech tree up on the moors around us, I suggested a 30-40% thin over a reduction, as once you had reduced it there wouldn't have been much canopy left (very tall clean trunk with small canopy anyway) etc and once it regrows etc... Still don't know if I have suggested the right thing so was curious to the reasoning behind your comment.