Bradford Pear Question

[treeseer]

email says: I have newly moved and am looking for someone who is certified and with experience. While it is "only" a flowering pear tree too thickly populated with branches for winds to get through, I don't want someone who will be hacking without real knowledge."

 

how should this tree be managed, preferably using BS3998 etc standards? this is a free estimate.

[Steve Bullman]

Looks happy enough to me, and sitting in a nice open area by the looks of it, cant see why it would really need anything doing to it!

 

Edit: I voted for the last option....if they aren't happy with it plant something they will like

[Le Sanglier]

Guy, is this a trick? are you going to expose the people who vote against your prefered option?

[Steve Bullman]

I read a lot of bradford pear threads on American forums...I gather they are a bit of a nuisance tree over there? In which case the replies you get on this forum probably wont be so informed

[David Humphries]

Similar to the Chanticleer pear - Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer' which was/is planted as a street tree here in the UK guy.

 

Weak structure, prone to snow/wind loading breakage and relatively short lived.

 

 

If client is keen to retain then perhaps go for option 2

 

 

 

 

Have you got any close ups of the main unions Guy?

 

 

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[treeseer]

Have you got any close ups of the main unions Guy?.

 

ah someone is thinking; i will ask her to send some. you can see the one on the left...

 

Trick?

 

No. i voted for them all btw cuz they all could be right.