Would THIS offend you?

[jaime bray]

If the conversation went like this;

 

client,i want it out, arb, well have you considered a heavy reduction of the tree to minimise the extensive ugly appearance that you proclaim from a tree in retrenchment and natural decline,

Client, no, arb, well the tree has been around for so many years, why dont we give it one last chance to make something of itself, we'll knock it about a bit and try and cause the tree to regenerate prolifically, as the roots and shoots have a equilibrium balance and they need to rebalance that equilibrium to be in harmony with each other.

Client i guess so, but i want it right back to these points.

Arb, well that could be detrimental, but i guess that as the tree may die, it will have another ecological use as it sees out it last days in the hands of your discerning guilty hands at such barbaric pruning work that you have requested, (said with a sarcastic smile and a willingness to do the work, as if done as correctly as possible you may lessen the chances of complete failure.)

 

Well then i wouldnt be so offended by it, but more sympathetic to the specifcation of the job. Some very conscientious people work for some not so conscientious people and have no choice but to carry out work that in their opinion is not up to best practice, however they do the work to feed themselves and their children.. as their boss will not get paid unti lthe client; uneducatedly, is happy with how their trees look.

 

LOL. But to be fair it is quite harsh, and maybe even extends beyond old school pruning methods.....

[Stephen Blair]

Proper Job! You haven't done a bad reduction, you have done a very good job of giving that tree a longer life in its situation.

I have done plenty like that!

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Offend? no; but this does...

[jaime bray]

As title. If you saw this, what would your thoughts be?

 

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Is it a car park?

 

Maybe complaints had been made from the after hours dog walking community relating their safety in the winter months whilst carrying out their activities. you should just never judge a tree unless you knew what the tree a, looked like before and b, what the discussion was for the specification to be produced

[born2trot]

The OP's asked a simple question ..

Are you A -offended

B - not offended

[Joe Loggs]

Not offended

[Treemoose]

Ok without knowing any info on the tree it's hard to say

 

But if it was a healthy tree that the customer just wanted reduced

 

But if for Longevity and ecological reasons for the tree then

[MATTMOSS]

First impressions --- not good.

 

After initial shock of harsh looking pruning

 

There may have been good reason for the work, you need to know the history, it may have needed reducing because of a weakness or decline? who knows.

 

As others say I would also prefare to keep a tree than fell if possible.

This paticular job, could have been done better imo.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

The OP's asked a simple question ..

Are you A -offended

B - not offended

 

Chill

[born2trot]

Not offended

 

:lol: