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[testcricket01]

had this oak to reduce, i priced it months and months ago. i looked at it thought ahh be a nice easy day... or so i thought turned out a real nightmare of a job, over 4 gardens, 5 sheds, 6 fences and a greenhouse and garage. it didnt look massive from the floor or when i priced it but boy i got a shock when i got up it real nightmare to climb someone had stripped the whole inside off it every branch!! no foot holds at all just stem. i even got my groundy to get his climbing kit on to help out abit, hes experienced guy soon as he got to the main union he went hell its imense so wasnt just me who got surprised by it. only about 60ft but its got no central anchor point and no growth apart from on the very tips of the branches.

 

had tpo on it i applyed to raise crown by removing all epicormic growth upto the main union and reduce all round by 2meters.

 

 

im looking for feedback from hama and the likes about reductions, it really is a art form and i really do struggle to get round trees in what i would call a quick pace or and getting right out on some limbs its always the top 2 layers where your always working level if not above your anchor point. i would love to come and see hama up a mature oak in his eliment i would learn a hell of alot i think, so start booking places to teach us mortals

Edited October 11, 2012 by Steve Bullman
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[andrew t]

Nice job there mate looks smart .Looking at the pic did you leave the centre at the top alone kind of selective reduction to bring back a nice shape:thumbup1:

[testcricket01]

Nice job there mate looks smart .Looking at the pic did you leave the centre at the top alone kind of selective reduction to bring back a nice shape:thumbup1:

 

Cheers im paranoid about my reductions never sure if there good or not. I reduced the whole tree including all the top, wish i could have left the tops though!

[andrew t]

Cheers im paranoid about my reductions never sure if there good or not. I reduced the whole tree including all the top, wish i could have left the tops though!

whatever you did it worked nice reduction

[sean]

Hama wont be around to give feed back....he's done one. But.....as i taught him pretty much all he knows i will give my opinion......nice!

[likeitorlumpit]

Have to say thats a nice reduction and I can see there was a lot of work in that. Hope your customer gave you a tip.

Hamma- done one!!?

[Steve Bullman]

Nothing wrong with that

[testcricket01]

Hama wont be around to give feed back....he's done one. But.....as i taught him pretty much all he knows i will give my opinion......nice!

 

Have to say thats a nice reduction and I can see there was a lot of work in that. Hope your customer gave you a tip.

Hamma- done one!!?

 

Cheers sean how would you recomend learning more about reductions and the like? I can never seem to have a nice smooth climb always up, down up down round this stem, back round that stem around another stem etc.

 

 

Thanks the customer wanted me to bring my elastic tape messure so he wont realise what work went into it. Hes not living there yet so the only tip i got was a pile of brash waiting by the gate:sneaky2:

[John Shutler]

good work

plan your climb better to save unnescessary extra climbing

[Adam Bourne]

Looks good James:thumbup1:

 

reduction work is always challenging, I enjoy them, which IMO if your not enjoying them then its never going to be your best out come, agree with John, well planned climbs are the key.....