Bucket Beech

[scotspine1]

you guys would've climbed it, my heroes

 

MEWP - 35m Wumag mounted on a 14 ton truck.

 

Bats, no. Tree was riddled with Polyporous squamosis at height, half the top snapped out recently, basal decay/root rot - riddled with Kretzch, co dominant/included bark twin stem, big old Beech (notorious for falling apart in late maturity). The client was not interested in retaining a heavily leaning (and tall) mono (with decay in the base of the tree) as a potential bat roost, not in the slighest bit interested. I've retained trees for bat roosts in the past in the right situation/client. Bat inspection was carried out prior to felling.

Edited April 10, 2013 by scotspine1