My first ever crown reduction

[Le Sanglier]

I was asked to top it down but thought this would be a better option...

 

 

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I tell you what would have been a better option......Doing the job you were asked to do.

[j r hartly]

I tell you what would have been a better option......Doing the job you were asked to do.

 

Lol:D

 

trees, waves and cakes!!:-)

[WoodED]

I'd say it looks good, one could argue that a thin is a form of reduction, Bit close to those power lines tho isn't it?

 

 

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[rossy]

I see what you mean I was thinking the same thing. I was afraid to go too hard on it incase I ruined it. Would you say I did the wrong thing?

 

 

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I'd have repollarded it, the problem with leaving long skinny branches is they are likely to snap, especially as the tree grows and becomes more and more tip heavy. It's not a bad thin though, just be sure to get the spec spot on and then carry out the pruning as per the spec. Never be afraid to offer the customer advice, if they don't take it then that's their decision.

 

 

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[brian hegarty]

ummmmm, I dont get what yer saying.

 

If you consider removals brainless work, maybe your in the wrong industry.

As is, soon youll be injured with an attitude like that.

The customer wanted the tree pollarded like it was the last time. You thought you had a better idea, and you wasteed a bunch of time trying to get a sickly tree to look like a sickly tree, perhaps next time youll have learned from this and possibly give the customer what they asked for, a pollarded tree.

Think before you pull the trigger.

 

I do not consider dismantles brainless, but I'd like to be putting more thought into the job and be a bit more creative than cutting it down all the time.

 

The customer did not want a pollard. they wanted to "top it down 10 or 15 feet".

 

I'm on this site putting up pictures of my work to see if i can learn something so as to improve my work practices. I think that says enough about my attitude

 

 

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[Rupe]

Personally I think your attitude is fine, and good on you for posting your work and being opne to critism.

 

The only problem is that the time for being creative and putting thought into a job is at the time of quoting. Once the job has been won then the climbers job is to carry out the task as requested. If you changed the spec of one of my jobs in order to get some practice at some other form of pruning then you would not get paid or hired again. I'd have topped it down as requested. Much quicker work I'm sure so (if its fixed price) more profitable and then that makes you a better worker.

[RopeKnight]

A pic of a limb before pruned and after may be good alternative to the whole tree pic before and after.

I ahve a few before and after reduction whole tree pics and never posted because they just did absolutely nothing for comparison.

The vid of the in crown showing the prune is probabley the best for an honest review imho

Cheers