the 'todays job' thread

[mtt.tr]

Another reduction, this time a lime.

 

Background the tree overhangs 5 gardens however only 1 is impacted as the limbs have extended into his garden sitting a good 4-6m beyond the canopy line, this isn't helped by the back of the tree being crowded by a large chestnut.  

 

Also the garden we were working over is AstroTurf, with two big yew trees. No easy drop zone everything was rigged out and ofcourse a flat anchor across the top. 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 23, 2024 by mtt.tr

[AHPP]

What do you mean by a flat anchor? 

[mtt.tr]

7 hours ago, AHPP said:

What do you mean by a flat anchor? 

 

Tops were all the same height, no central anchor higher than the points being cut. 

[AHPP]

You must have tied into some absolute nothingness on your various tip expeditions. Ever bundled regrowth together?

[5thelement]

Been helping another Arborist this week on this veteran tree reduction. This Holm Oak is estimated to be 350 years old and on the remarkable tree register. It has some significant stress fractures in the main stem and scaffold limbs, some previous historic hat racking, and some old and super tight cobra bracing. 
The crown of this tree is far bigger than the photos suggest, when the reduction is complete the bracing will be replaced with a new boa system ( 8 and 4 tonne).

The lawn immediately within the drip line was scarified and the area has been fed with a home made magic potion prior to, and throughout the work, finally being covered with a 4” layer of woodchip. 
The photos are of the mostly finished job, they are back to do a few final touches today/tomorrow, then they will install the sign. 

[peds]

22 minutes ago, 5thelement said:

...the area has been fed with a home made magic potion prior to, and throughout the work, ...

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Go on, spill the beans on the magic potion...

 

(A well-aerated compost tea?)

Edited June 20, 2024 by peds

[5thelement]

3 minutes ago, peds said:

 

Go on, spill the beans on the magic potion...

 

(A well-aerated compost tea?)

Pretty much, well rotted woodchip compost, algae/seaweed extract,  organic fish/blood and bone, molasses and apple juice, then aerated and applied mainly around the drip line.

[peds]

Nice. Love the apple juice and molasses, that'll wake everything up. 

[sime42]

Probably makes it smell slightly more pleasant too.

 

What's the function of the apple and molasses exactly? Presumably the sugar is the active ingredient.

 

The seaweed fertiliser that I use smells good enough to eat, I have to refrain from trying a teaspoon, like it's got molasses or something similar in it as well.

[peds]

Same as sugar on yeast when baking, just readily available fuel for whatever organisms want to eat it. Explosive growth and a kick-start into action for the soil biota. 

 

Try sugar water on a hot compost heap sometime 🚀