Re-pollard or crown reduction on Ash tree?

[likeitorlumpit]

Sounds like a knee jerk reaction by the contractors to prevent future recourse back to them, and I agree with Tony that its a massive waste of resources.

 

I too somewhat suspect that Chalara came into this country via an airbourne vector some years ago, and if it didnt and even there was no human interaction / importation of diseased timber or plant matter, that it would have got here eventually anyway!

 

My thoughts are currently the outbreak will snowball next year and there will be no stopping the spread of it.

 

I still find its amazing that there is a percentage of the population which survives / immune to it. Its like nature always has a plan and this is simply another part of it

 

James

It's not amazing it's just natural selection.... been going on for millions of years. Why are humans so convinced they can circumnavigate this stuff. Eventually.............................

Look at TB. We thought we'd cracked that one but I hear it's coming back

[kentjames]

James

It's not amazing it's just natural selection....

 

I know but its still amazing

[wood cutter]

yes i would pollard that right down to make it grow back with a very small crown, and its ash so it can take it, the last time it was done looks a bit odd shaped but im sure you will balance it out and give it a better even shape. good luck

[Stephen Blair]

re pollard it but do it better than last time round,rebalance its shape and probably take it in more so the re-gen isnt going to block out as much light the minute it resprouts!

 

 

I agree with the re- pollard, top, reduction whatever it was:001_rolleyes: but i would not throw human asthetics into it for a nicer shape or put all the arisings through a chipper. A Pollard is a practice to utilise the timber, so if thats what you are recommending to the customer then sell the whole package.

So i feel it should be done for those reasons, ask the customer what they think they could use the tree for. Fuel ok, they will need logs and kindling, no point doing the whole tree in a oner, cut back the biggest growth just now as its tearing out, leave stuff that smaller to grow.

Treat each limb and growth independently, if its big and got a good hold, leave it.

 

It can look like a have shaved Mr T, who cares what it looks like. Its a practical solution.