Pruned Sycamores...1 hasn't come back into leaf

[treemugger]

Can anybody give me some possible reasons....

 

Neighbours of mine had a row of Sycamores (35ft) growing along a raised embankment behind his house. They were a mess...

 

Tall & skinny, swamped with ivy, full of hanging deadwood & broken limbs etc...

 

No evidence of any fungal or bacterial issues. But the site is far from perfect for such substantial trees.

 

Anyway...they were pretty dire, not to mention the gardens either side were suffering with minimal light penetration...so they asked me to reduce them all and remove the ivy.

 

Initially they were wanting a crazy reduction (about 70%!!!!!) but after a bit of negotiation we settled with about 30%....

 

All the trees are doing well except one & I just can't figure out why?

 

I'm told it was in full leaf last year & can't see any reason visually?

 

Its just really bugging me as I have never had a tree suffer soon after I've worked on it, even when forced to do a severe reduction...especially on Sycamore & Ash.

 

Oh - the trees were reduced in March - not ideal time of year but they wanted it done.

[Graham Brook]

ive cut sycamores and left a 2 foot stump and they grew again, imposible to kill them tree must have been dying before you cut it, kretzch, armilaria?

[treeseer]

Can't see anything from here.

 

 

 

 

PTSD?

[StephF]

Large sycamore on our property still shows no sign of leaves appearing, far too cold me thinks!!