the 'todays job' thread

[Rich Rule]

Nice one take it your oversea's again

 

Yes I am mate. Managed to knock up a vid of the work last night. It is in the video forum if your interested. Cheers.

[Hodge]

My mate took this from up the tree, we look like something on a model railway layout.

[Hodge]

my mate took this from up the tree, we look like something on a model railway layout.

 

 

[Caleb]

We were building up the bonfire pile from all the brash from recent felling. Probably wont be burning until next week though.

[john p]

Big big oak reduction today, massive spread on it, spec was up to 3 meters off, trying to bring the crown in over a period of years as its a fantastic tree but riddled with gano and hollowing rapidly, 2 climbers 6 hrs

[Mountain man]

Great work John, what's the thought process behind staged reductions? don't get me wrong I've heard of them I guess in theory it makes sense, but I would say just leave the thing be, or reduce it in one go.

Not knocking your work mind. Looks mint.

[Gray git]

Fantastic looking tree and nice finished shape, always harder on retrenchment work as you have to try not to disturb any internal branches as you need them to eventually become the outer as you reduce ever inwards.

[john p]

Great work John, what's the thought process behind staged reductions? don't get me wrong I've heard of them I guess in theory it makes sense, but I would say just leave the thing be, or reduce it in one go.

Not knocking your work mind. Looks mint.

 

 

As Grey git says its retrenchment work, the tree has shed some big limbs, we are trying to bring it going as long as possible, probably another 5 years time we will bring it in again etc, reducing a lot in one go might push it over the edge, it's getting a proper kicking off the gano

[Gray git]

Theory is to mimic the natural dieback and stagheading of the tree just without the deadwood so as the trunk and roots loos structure to support such a large crown it's being reduced inwards and an internal crown starts to form so still providing energy and not shocking the tree to much as work continues.

Think that made sense?:what:

[Mark Bolam]

Great work John, and well-explained Mr. Git.

I'm not a big fan of reductions in general, but can totally see the point in these cases.

That's a monster.

Hope the climbers had time for a beer before they fell asleep!

 

 

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