the 'todays job' thread

[treevolution]

Three Yew trees reduced by 1.5m from top and around 1m from the sides.

 

Didn't get to wet.

[maybelateron]

4 minutes ago, treevolution said:

Three Yew trees reduced by 1.5m from top and around 1m from the sides.

 

Didn't get to wet.

Looks good.

 

We took the crown off a decent sized Sycamore, heavy rain all day. Made it really slimey. None of us would have climbed it today it was so foul, with a cast iron street lamp in the garden right below it. Only managed to get it down as my mewp fitted in perfectly. Got to go back and get the stems and trunk down on Wednesday - when it will be raining again

[TMac]

Bleh...Yews as hedging...just dealt with 40mtrs of this for a client. Put in as hedging 15+ years back.  Tickled by a homeowner maybe 8 years ago...Nightmare to clean up & reshape. Like having a fight inside a spiders web not tall enough to climb, not behaving like a tree. Only plus side is I smelled of resin so long I didn't need a bath for at least a week.

Edited November 25, 2019 by TMac

[Ian Flatters]

Went to assess a fallen limb on this massive cedar. A few AT have climbed this a good few years back when we arranged a reccy climb.

[AJStrees]

32 minutes ago, Ian Flatters said:

Went to assess a fallen limb on this massive cedar. A few AT have climbed this a good few years back when we arranged a reccy climb.

What was the result or outcome? 

 

What is the Cedar? deodar, lebanon or atlas? 

 

Had  a lot of heavy rain recently. One of the Blue Atlas Cedars on our Estate has a split limb waiting to fall. Unfortunately we didn't get the weight pruned off it early enough. Its already a regrowth from after the 87 hurricane. Very heavy lateral branch regrowth so didn't have too much of a chance in the first place. But seems to have happened after the heavy rain. Probably similar concept to SBD with the tree taking up too much water in one go for such a big limb. 

[Ian Flatters]

What was the result or outcome? 
 
What is the Cedar? deodar, lebanon or atlas? 
 
Had  a lot of heavy rain recently. One of the Blue Atlas Cedars on our Estate has a split limb waiting to fall. Unfortunately we didn't get the weight pruned off it early enough. Its already a regrowth from after the 87 hurricane. Very heavy lateral branch regrowth so didn't have too much of a chance in the first place. But seems to have happened after the heavy rain. Probably similar concept to SBD with the tree taking up too much water in one go for such a big limb. 

Just a long limb shearing in the winds. Lebanon cedar and all we will do is tidy up the bit on the floor and remove hangers. Very low targets in regards of people but there is a stone built building circa early 1900s Close by but would only get hit if the top failed in that direction.

[Alex O]

Trimming up a few palms today, to get the view back

[Mark Bolam]

Living the dream Alex!

Apart from the palms, like.

[Alex O]

Living the dream Alex!
Apart from the palms, like.

I most certainly am Mr Bolam[emoji41] I’m absolutely loving and working for a great company. Everyday is job and knock and still a full days pay, can’t ask for more than that. And yeah the palms are filthy and horrible to crown raise especially when you’ve got possums in them. [emoji849]

[TIMON]

Turners eh?
My experience pretty much reflects yours.

Same here, palleted up two loads of big laburnum pieces for a well known member on here. Paid the transport myself in good faith and never heard from him again. Chased him up for it and got zip.
Got past feeling angry about it, kinda feel sorry for people who live their lives like that.