2 x ash reductions hoddy style

[mistahbenn]

Ouch! You're for it now hoddy!

Edited January 30, 2012 by mistahbenn

[Mark Bolam]

As Shigo said 'Topping is not pollarding, it is a crime against nature'.

 

I've never been sure about the genuine meaning of pollarding when applied to an untouched tree. Tone?

 

Great vid footage James!

[MattyF]

as far as im aware a pollard is a tree reduced to its main unions ,nothing intended mate

 

Just for the record I would like to add I don't intend any offence either !! Some times I recon topping then crown recon

Structuring with regrowth is a very valid form of tree management , or keeping on a cycle , not every ones cup of tea and one I very rarely recommend but it's viable I felling is not an option , let's please make this not another topping debate !!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

No debate to be had.

 

for one thing if it is desired these trees reform a canopy for a re structure thn the ivy would need to be removed to expose the cambium to light and as a minimum ten feet down from the crown as getting the light the ivy will now race and swamp these ash, which do need a bit of light.

 

so topping pollarding or reduction, they wont fair well.

[testcricket01]

yup topping is about right, client wont be told any different he done a ash him self in the front and wanted these done exactly the same. i went to quote he had drawn a diagram of the trees and a dotted line where he wanted them cut. who am i to argue. these ash are not great by any means nor will they be if they shoot again, but they wouldnt wipe out there bungalow if 1 of them failed again

[WoodED]

did you recomend repollarding/topping every 3-4 years?

[Marc]

Who am i to argue.

 

The tree specialist

 

Just raging you man please take no offense by it!

 

I myself am holier than thou and would never undertake such shinanigans

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

the trees will come back and do fine if the ivy is severed.

 

ash deal with this better than 90% of trees.

[Stephen Blair]

A fine Scottish pollard:biggrin:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

A fine Scottish pollard:biggrin:

 

we better tell TED theres a new form of pollarding to learn about!

 

trust you blair!