Hitler oak

[Owen Green]

Did anyone see the tree work on the news? Giving an oak given as a prize by hitler a 'new lease of life' ? Looked like a very hard reduction/pollard..

 

 

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[Owen Green]

http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/304/media/images/66970000/jpg/_66970622_tree3.jpg

 

 

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[alex_m]

BBC News - 'Hitler's oak' at How Hill in Ludham cut back

 

edit:

The tree surgeon said it was so dangerous it had to be felled immediately

hmm

[Owen Green]

Hmm..

 

 

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[treeseer]

Hmm indeed; someone's been to risk assessor school but left during recess.

 

No rot visible in those cuts. That is brutal work--why would the Trust approve work like that?

[Timbermcpherson]

Ven I gave it avay I told them it only grow this high! Hahahahahhaha!

 

[Amelanchier]

A good example of how specific arboricultural advice gets lost in translation whenever the media are involved!

 

I know both the Arbs referred to in the story and I know the tree. Lets call them Arb A and Arb B. I work with Arb A.

 

Arb A is asked to undertake a site wide risk assessment of the trees, except the original area contained in the brief didn't include this tree. He only comes across it as he goes to introduce himself to the site team; it's outside their office. In addition to the large cankers present at the main unions, the main branch structure is congested with substantial included bark. One main limb with a particularly bad cankered union is over the entrance to the office, in prime loitering territory. Arb A mentions this to the client and is told the historical reason for its retention - despite this he considers the tree a hazard and that pollarding would not remove the cankering issue. So he recommends it's removal within a schedule of works that includes the rest of the site (so no particular prejudice to this tree and not 'immediately').

 

For reasons known to themselves the Trust consult (informally I might add) Arb B on the condition of the tree. He is of the opinion that the tree can be retained and the trust proceed with his recommendations despite Arb A's concerns.

 

I've seen pictures of the cankers ( I may try to post them if I have time) - I wouldn't have hesitated to recommend it for felling. It is like most commemorative trees IMO; they are generally poor quality but are privileged into maturity on the back of who planted them or what they signify.

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

Move the office?

[arbogrunt]

ditto...move the office!

[David Humphries]

I've seen pictures of the cankers ( I may try to post them if I have time) - I wouldn't have hesitated to recommend it for felling. It is like most commemorative trees IMO; they are generally poor quality but are privileged into maturity on the back of who planted them or what they signify.

 

Lets hope you never take that Principle Tree Officer job at Gondor then

 

The original white tree in the citadel is a direct sapling of the first white tree of Númenor & brought back by Isildur himself you know.

 

The current descendant (discovered by Aragorn on the slopes of Mindolluin) is tbh looking a wee bit ropey, but with a good dollop of rosaceus mulch, it will I'm sure, happily fracture retrench and spring back in to lustrous health & vigour

 

 

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