letter recieved today

[John Shutler]

a couple of months ago i felled some trees for a local well known lady at her house in the forest, half way into the job a man turned up claiming that he had been the owner for 5 years and i should stop work, which i did. she is a well known local lady andher name and the name of her buisness(collecting mushrooms from the new forest) is displayed at the end of her drive. when i phoned the tree helpline they knew it as her house to. how far should you go to find out if the person asking you to do the work is the owner.she paid me for the work. all the trees came out because of their poor condition

[John Shutler]

notes i made on the trees

Job 1

Fell x3 Silver Birch (Betula pendula)

T1) Silver Birch (Betula pendula). Large cavity with extensive decay at the base of the tree. Large amounts of dieback within the crown

T2) Silver Birch (Betula pendula). Heavy lean towards car parking, with exposed roots and deep erosion of soil around root plate. Large sail area could lead to failure at root plate

T3) Silver Birch (Betula pendula). Growing alongside Swedish Whitebeam (Sorbus intermedia). 2 co dominant stems with serious included bark at union. Leaning over driveway. Pronounced lean to 1 stem due to competition for light and dominancy with the Swedish Whitebeam.

 

Job 2

Fell x1 Sessile Oak (Quercus petrea), x1 Beech (Fagus sylvatica), fell x1 small Common Holly (Ilex aquifolium). Clear various small Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) and self seeded Sessile oaks (Quercus petrea) ready for replanting by gardeners

 

T1) Sessile Oak (Quercus petrea). Poor vigour due to competition from other trees for light, also possible root damage by earthworks and new fence within drip line.

T2) Beech (Fagus sylvatica). Serious dieback with large spurs of deadwood. Obvious signs of damage to bark and Cambium layer.

T3) Common Holly (Ilex aquifolium). Poor specimen. Obvious signs of “topping”

[johnty]

Mate what an odd situation, I'd do some more digging around for more info before handing over your public liability insurance company, that's you last resort IMO:confused1:

[skyhuck]

Not your fault, IMO, the tenant instructed you, you acted in "good faith".

[John Shutler]

thankfully my dad is a lawer and is dealing with the whole situation. my instinct was to phone him up and tell him what i thought of the little worm, but the old man assured me that was not the way to go.

[David oakman]

On the estate i work for all trees belong to the landowner and tenants have to ask if they want to work on a tree,

[bob]

did you leave the logs on site

if so i would return and try to take photos of the rotten and decayed logs

[Pete Mctree]

Did recieve either written instruction, comformation of works or quotation from the occupier of the property?

[John Shutler]

the majority of the logs are back at my yard.

[John Shutler]

i have my own copy of the quote, and copys of payment in my invoice book