Beech tree !

[johnanderton]

I look at this beech today , it has some old damage on the lower trunk & some bark cracks , it's a good size with lean towards the road , going to get it scanned to get a picture of any decay , some fungi was noted on root area but none present at the minute ... Any opinions / past cases of similar examples .. Thanks John

[dan494]

I wouldn't scan it, just fell it, with it leaning over a road its not worth the risk

[se7enthdevil]

looks like something may have tried eating the bark (deer?) but im no expert on this subject.

 

if you do end up felling it i would be interested in the timber.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[swinny]

Wait for then scan. Looks nothing more than damage from a while ago and the tree has put some reaction wood around the wounds... callus...

 

See what scan says due to no fungi present

[johnanderton]

The customer wants to keep it , because of the location needs peace of mind that its safe ... It's very busy traffic wise .. Waiting for tpo conformation .. Wouldn't say over phone !!!

[timtree81]

Excuse the pun when I say I'm going out on a limb here but it looks very much like a vehicle or similar has struck the trunk at some point and torn the bark off

[johnanderton]

Maybe , I thought maybe damaged when past building work had gone on , some machine operators seem drawn to hitting trees ..

[Warren Stirling]

Whats the crown condition like?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Going on the condition of the bark and the obvious potential for the dysfunctional parts to coelesce i would say this tree will probably (not certainly) go into decline if it hasnt already

[johnanderton]

Whats the crown condition like?

 

Crown seems ok , it's got a good stem but with a high crown , no lower limbs , didn't see any die back , but sticking point is its a nice tree but with all that weight leaning over the road the roots & truck will need to be found to be sound otherwise it's days will be numbered just on the risk factor , the cracking & colour difference on the trunk is worrying ,