Interesting Ash

[treecreeper arb]

Please do.I was hoping youd hop on to this thread.I am extremely interested to learn as much as possible...fire away with your thoughts and suggestions please!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

the only thing I might suggest is that there is one prime candidate limb going through from one tree to the other (this is now a twin, not a single tree) which i would pin to a siutable limb via a rod brace method to create a natural graft/union between the two. this would be easily achieved and natural:thumbup1:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

give me a moment

[Stephen Blair]

Cracking tree!!!!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Fuse this branch to make a natural graft and reduce tendancy for them to drift apart.

 

 

 

No unusual kinking or compression bulges in the new bark of occlusions, nor diamond patterns forming in old bark where compressions and dips will form under severe loads

 

 

see some of the described body language in this old oak:thumbup1:

[treecreeper arb]

Fuse this branch to make a natural graft and reduce tendancy for them to drift apart.

 

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No unusual kinking or compression bulges in the new bark of occlusions, nor diamond patterns forming in old bark where compressions and dips will form under severe loads

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see some of the described body language in this old oak:thumbup1:

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Thanks for the edits.I see your Theory,but unfortunately,they are indeed twins,and its a bit of an optical illusion in the picture..the limb that you point out doesnt actually grow into the neighbouring crown..if you look at the picture from the inside of tree(or between the twins)you will note that there is no crossover of limbs to facilitate this idea,good though it seems.is there perhaps a little evidence of fibre buckling at the base of the interior roll,on the right?nothing major,Id agree...looks like non intervention could be the way forward?thanks again for opinions..any more fully appreciated!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Thanks for the edits.I see your Theory,but unfortunately,they are indeed twins,and its a bit of an optical illusion in the picture..the limb that you point out doesnt actually grow into the neighbouring crown..if you look at the picture from the inside of tree(or between the twins)you will note that there is no crossover of limbs to facilitate this idea,good though it seems.is there perhaps a little evidence of fibre buckling at the base of the interior roll,on the right?nothing major,Id agree...looks like non intervention could be the way forward?thanks again for opinions..any more fully appreciated!

 

 

its an old pollard, it WILL need managing, or allow it to fail

[treeseer]

its an old pollard, it WILL need managing, or allow it to fail

Is it that inevitable? anyway, if and only if failure of the trunks away from each other is a serious concern, I'd recommend a dynamic cable

this would be almost invisible, and no pruning (aka loss of benefits) would be needed.

or leave it alone and hope there are no storms.

 

one idea

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[Eddy_t]

Put a brace in or two perhaps, we have an old lime on the golf course that is simmilar

 

 

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[treeseer]

Bracing is major surgery and changes/stops dynamics; best done to remedy major defects imo.

 

Cobra at red line?

 

Such a gorgeous specimen--the stories it can tell!