4-0 this week...

[treepanda]

Don't get me wrong, if they can't be talked out of it, I will reduce the tree ( unless its something special, I walked away from a large Copper Beech job a week or so ago) but I always try and give the customer the best advice i can..

 

And when i reduce a tree, i do the best job I possibly can..

[likeitorlumpit]

I'm into the reduction done professionally.

This is a far cry from 'topping'

I'm also inclined to agree with the customer who doesn't really know what they want then suggest alternatives.

I agree reputation is everything.

[Old Mill Tree Care]

The real art is in making an assesment of the client within 10 seconds of meeting them.

You have to be able to judge whether they are interested in what you have to say or if they ask for advise but only really want as much for as little possible.

[treequip]

Don't get me wrong, if they can't be talked out of it, I will reduce the tree ( unless its something special, I walked away from a large Copper Beech job a week or so ago) but I always try and give the customer the best advice i can..

 

And when i reduce a tree, i do the best job I possibly can..

 

Its not for you to talk them out of anything, you arent an evangelist you are a contractor, a tree cutter.

 

By all means give the client the information needed to make an informed choice then let THEM make that choice. It is after all their property to do with as they please.

[phirow]

being an old git and like to have good reputation, you should give good advice as you see it. My personal opinion is I prefer to crown lift and thin,

If you travel through Northern France, Netherlands, Belgium their policy seems to be the old ways!! I KNOW I KEEP HARPING ON THE OLD WAYS BUT it does work.

Pollarding! Yes it does look drastic, But again it works.

In towns there are less leaves to block drains, I cannot understand why this country has stopped looking back, YOU HAVE TO LOOK BACK TO SEE WHICH WAY YOU SHOULD GO!?

You will and can save trees by Pollarding:confused1:.

[Le Sanglier]

being an old git and like to have good reputation, you should give good advice as you see it. My personal opinion is I prefer to crown lift and thin,

If you travel through Northern France, Netherlands, Belgium their policy seems to be the old ways!! I KNOW I KEEP HARPING ON THE OLD WAYS BUT it does work.

Pollarding! Yes it does look drastic, But again it works.

In towns there are less leaves to block drains, I cannot understand why this country has stopped looking back, YOU HAVE TO LOOK BACK TO SEE WHICH WAY YOU SHOULD GO!?

You will and can save trees by Pollarding:confused1:.

 

Mixed message there:confused1:

I started giving out the "lift end thin" mantra after leaving college with the advice of lecturers ringing in my ears.

After a while I saw that clients weren't happy and felt cheated.

If the tree is too big, make it smaller! That's what they want. Yes I know all about "sail effect" etc Thinning is by and large a waste of time, most trees will fill the gaps in a season. Lifting can be done with a polesaw.

Why do we have to lecture to people when they want a service?