To Coronet or Not to Coronet, now that is a question

[David Humphries]

we do leave ivy on,

 

where it doesn't hinder our inspections (depends on target area really)

 

but it may have been an idea on a job like this to have severed the Ivy 2 or 3 meters down from the cuts to limit the competition for light by the ivy against any epi that comes up from around & below the new cuts ???

 

 

just a thought

 

 

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[Ian Flatters]

we do leave ivy on,

 

where it doesn't hinder our inspections (depends on target area really)

 

but it may have been an idea on a job like this to have severed the Ivy 2 or 3 meters down from the cuts to limit the competition for light by the ivy against any epi that comes up from around & below the new cuts ???

 

 

just a thought

 

 

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Yeah like i did on the back stems. Time is the big killer for me really especially as the platform is hired a minute here and there can eat into the day. (especially as we had it sink down to the axle on the sandy loam soil:thumbdown:) I think i should of probably took the time to tho. But am still glad that we didn't have to completely remove it. Also saw my 1st ever queen wasp fast asleep under some bark, i think she could be in some birds stomach by now tho.

[Ian Flatters]

Heres one which we ended up taking lower as the Broads Authority decided they didn't like the risk of it hitting the house. Bonus being paid twice tho

[Adam Bourne]

done a few before and personally think there great, i did a 80ft lime at a local estate, where the top 50ft had died so did a heavy reduction on it, i asked the customer if i could do a coronet cut and after explaining what it was she agreed, so eventually i reduced the tree to about 25ft did a top coronet cut and also cut about 6ft down the stem to make a false rip, the tree now is teeming in wildlife, the lady of the manor is so happy she has regular woodpeckers feeding from it, along with a lot of beasties there is also an increase of bats in the area, although not sure that has stemmed from the coronets. either way after a year the limes growth points from the heavy reduction are doing extremely well, happy days.

 

will try and get recent photo up for you all.

[David Humphries]

will try and get recent photo up for you all.

 

Look forward to it.

 

When I read 'local estate' i was envisaging tower blocks and tyreless cars.

 

 

 

 

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[Adam Bourne]

Look forward to it.

 

When I read 'local estate' i was envisaging tower blocks and tyreless cars.

 

 

 

 

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no far from that if you look in general pic i've just posted some pics from there recently but not of the lime but, going to look at a tree there this weekend so will take camera.

[David Humphries]

 

no far from that if you look in general pic i've just posted some pics from there recently but not of the lime but, going to look at a tree there this weekend so will take camera.

 

 

 

 

saw those, nice work site

 

 

 

 

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[Adam Bourne]

its well maintained but when it comes to tree work shes very particular every single minute piece has to be lowered so a 1 day job turns into a 2 day job, but she pays well for it, unlike some of the other tight buggers around this neck of the fens.

[Adam Bourne]

As promised David.

[David Humphries]

As promised David.

 

What a great habitat tree.

 

I'm imagining the good lady sitting on that fine garden seat enjoying the woodpeckers & all the other inhabitants.

 

thanks for posting up

 

 

 

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