1st coronet not sure I like it

[robert t]

Been mind wrestling whether to post this. Will I won't I, can I handle the flack.

This came about through the Beech being thrashed with winds. Normally would fell and remove. The LA client have budget issues with all the recent damaged and the cost to remove the whole tree would had increased a fair bit because it sits on a steep embankment and woodland paths make it near impossible to winch out. LA didnt request this but are ok with it. It was my idea to try this as I had seen some on hear and thought why not have a go. The area is sort of urban woodland and splits two public parks. There is a lightly used woodland path close, but we cut back limbs so when tree rots nothing would fall within striking distance of the path.

We also recently had to completely remove 4 other mature trees close by due to storm damage and is fairly obvious now with open spaces.

The climber had done some of this before, but a first for me. Looking at other coronets I can see room to improve, probably deeper cuts to look more like the natural fractured limbs. I think this is the first within the area I work and have asked LA to keep me informed if any comments are made from the general public. I've done it now but not to sure if it will be what most people will want. I'll probably have to go back and remove if its not received well,

I'll let others make that decision. But what do you's on hear think? like, loath, or couldn't care less.

Going to post this and head out so look forward to comments tomorrow evening.

Cheers,

 

Robert.

 

ps, sorry for crappy photos taken with my phone.

[alex_m]

I think it looks fine mate. No bart simpson hair cut's going on which is what your aiming for!

[marcus_arb]

looks good to me, once it's weathered a bit and has started to rot and get mosses and other stuff growing on it no one will notice anyway, alot of 'joe' public have 'tunnel' vision and can't see the wood for the trees, pardon the pun

[Jesse]

what else could you do bar fell it ? looks good to me, dont worry bt the flack, see what it looks like next year.

[Jesse]

Iv actually looked at it in detail now and i LIKE IT, good job

[Agent-Arb]

Like it. Well done for posting I reckon.

 

My 2penneth for what its worth, is that we've got to mutate & survive. If the spec was always "if in doubt - deck it " alot of us would be scratching about for work at some point.

I thoroughly enjoyed my big take down era, & no doubt there'll always be more to come, when we let em grow enough.

 

So, surely the/our job has got to be about keeping em up? We are the ones that people ask for advice, "you're the expert", is often said to folk on here (I hope)...

 

I met a man this week who's spent the last 20+ years "topping" veteran lapsed pollarded beech trees on a sssi. Imagine the flak he's had to put up with "!"

But the results speak for themselves; retrenching = regrowth = live longer (thumbs-up! with shades on)

 

P.s. leave all bits of growth & bud on that you can, gives em a fighting chance then, from what i've seen.

 

All the best,

Conrad

[geoff]

Thats a lot better than my efforts at this,& it keeps the tree, be interesting to see the tree's response in a year or so,as it is every limb that's afected

[scottythepinetree]

Wonder how many photos or threads go un-posted here because of the fear of getting flack? Well done, looks as good as any I've seen on here.

 

Must get a camera or better phone sorted and get a few up myself. Boss will go mad if he thinks you're wasting time, but gonna chance it anyway.

[Mozza]

I like it, be good to see it again in 12 month

[David Humphries]

Been mind wrestling whether to post this. Will I won't I, can I handle the flack.

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Think its a fine first effort & suits the situation from what you have shown & described.

 

 

 

My 2penneth for what its worth,

 

 

 

Ooooh, ark at you and your big come out of the woodwork type posting !

 

You'd think you've just got a job doing something interesting all of of a sudden or summit

 

 

 

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