Advice on ash tree.

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

Ash tree in conservation area.

 

Tree has severe dieback on crown. It has a large lean and is very heavy one side with lean. I could not see any decay at base or on stem at all and i did not see any signs of disease / fungi after good inspection. ( there is fungi growing on dead branches about 40ft up ) It looks like it has slightly moved at base at wall has fresh crack in it.

 

If tree failed it would cause a lot of damage and pics don't do it justice for its size. costumer says it has died back hard over the last few years.

 

Any ideas why it has died back so hard ?

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

Not the best pics i know

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

probably a combination of Inonotus hispidus in the crown and Pholota squarosus in the roots

[Gollum]

Looks like the driveway was relaid 1 or 2 years ago could be the root of the problem.

Find out the extent of the works when it was relaid.

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

probably a combination of Inonotus hispidus in the crown and Pholota squarosus in the roots

 

Will maybe talk to costumer about inspecting the crown ( take better pics and re-post )

 

Would a crown reduction of dead wood help? and taking of some of the weight on right hand side? Client wants it down but i am getting softer towards tree.

[Matthew Arnold]

I would pollard it to the lowest growth point. I know it would either kill or cure the tree and would look horrid until it greens up but the young lateral just above the hedge looks healthy.

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

Looks like the driveway was relaid 1 or 2 years ago could be the root of the problem.

Find out the extent of the works when it was relaid.

 

Yeah i was thinking hat myself. it dos look lik sime new construction was done a couple years ago in back garden.

[scotspine1]

Looks like the tree has finally given up due to a restricted and compromised rooting zone.

 

Personally I'd be recommending a fell to ground level as with that lean and general position of the tree pollarding is gonna look pathetic and will no doubt send the tree into complete and utter death.............stone dead.

 

Where is that anyway Martyn? Bearsden?

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

Looks like the tree has finally given up due to a restricted and compromised rooting zone.

 

Personally I'd be recommending a fell to ground level as with that lean and general position of the tree pollarding is gonna look pathetic and will no doubt send the tree into complete and utter death.............stone dead.

 

Where is that anyway Martyn? Bearsden?

 

Tim. Risk st, Clydebank.

 

Yeah pointless pollarding it as it would look hellish and most likely just die anyway.

 

It does look hazardous so best to fell.

[Gollum]

Does the tree belong to the client or the highways,

look's possible from the pic's