How much should I charge?

[Jesse]

I only charge £50 per tree regardless of size or position or value of target.

 

Jokes aside now, this one made me remember the good old days, when I first set up just after the peak of DED (1997) i THINK, at the time I was very drunk, all day and all night, having just left RM for the second time, did tree work also when I left the first time, anyway , second time got a cherry picker and chipper, we were bashing out Elms at a road side price of £10 small,£20 medium, £30 large. and those with a bit of age will remember how our landscape once looked, a mass off roadside Elms, which from the view of a car gave the impression of a very uk wooded landscape, all now lost, DED devastated our landscape, we made a small fortune but I would give it all back just to see that landscape again , NOW, as you drive along the lanes and roads, take a few moments to look up and of all the significant road side trees count how many Ash you see, ??? the prospects are looking very bleak .

[Jesse]

My prediction of the future main species which will take over from Ash, Oak and Beech if allowed to develop as a standard and not be constantly flailed is Acer campestre as trees go its rock hard and well underrated as a tree of form within our landscape. Not tall but in this day and age thats not a bad quality.

[Gary Prentice]

Jokes aside now, this one made me remember the good old days, when I first set up just after the peak of DED (1997) i THINK, at the time I was very drunk, all day and all night, having just left RM for the second time, did tree work also when I left the first time, anyway , second time got a cherry picker and chipper, we were bashing out Elms at a road side price of £10 small,£20 medium, £30 large. and those with a bit of age will remember how our landscape once looked, a mass off roadside Elms, which from the view of a car gave the impression of a very uk wooded landscape, all now lost, DED devastated our landscape, we made a small fortune but I would give it all back just to see that landscape again , NOW, as you drive along the lanes and roads, take a few moments to look up and of all the significant road side trees count how many Ash you see, ??? the prospects are looking very bleak .

 

You most be based in the North, I left Cambridge in 1987 and can't remember any Elms there. They'd been long gone. I moved to West Yorks and there were still a few live ones, mostly wheatley's.

 

Northumbria and Anglesy kept the majority of their Elms into the nineties. A good indication of the Elm in our landscape are the paintings of Turner and Constable.

 

Study of the trunk of an elm treeJohn Constable (1776-1837)about 1821Britain | V&A

File:John Constable 008.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

John Constable | The Hay Wain | NG1207 | The National Gallery, London

 

The future may be bleak for the Ash, in our lifetimes, but in tree time it will sort itself out. Chalara has evolved with trees where it originated from, in time European Ash that are resistant will spread again.

[JimM]

Felling load of elm just now up here. Some only just dying. There are a few live ones around still.

[Old Mill Tree Care]

If the owner brings you out a nice cup of tea and a slice of her home made victoria sponge,well,that should take care of it i'd say.

 

Only if she's wearing a wet T-shirt.

[Gary Prentice]

Felling load of elm just now up here. Some only just dying. There are a few live ones around still.

 

Regrowth or maidens?

 

I've often thought about the relationship between the vector and the elm population. Less elms to feed and reproduce in resulting in a lower population of beetles.

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Regrowth or maidens?

 

I've often thought about the relationship between the vector and the elm population. Less elms to feed and reproduce in resulting in a lower population of beetles.

 

That's a good point however, only one beetle would need to remain while the Elm population regenerates then there would be plentiful sustenance for the beetle to prosper again.

 

On the other hand, if every Elm tree was eliminated, what would happen to the beetle? Would it also become extinct or adapt to use something else?

 

 

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[Gary Prentice]

That's a good point however, only one beetle would need to remain while the Elm population regenerates then there would be plentiful sustenance for the beetle to prosper again.

 

On the other hand, if every Elm tree was eliminated, what would happen to the beetle? Would it also become extinct or adapt to use something else?

 

 

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Wouldn't two beetles need to remain? otherwise they'd be really frustrated.

 

This is why I find the consideration of the tree within the eco-system so interesting. Could the beetle adapt? Is there already any evidence that it can or is? The evolution of a species generally occurs over generations so I doubt it personally within the constraints of my little knowledge.

 

Maybe a topic for a new thread.

[JimM]

Regrowth or maidens?.

 

These are all maidens. Most are completely bark-less, A very few are just now starting to lose bark off the smaller limbs.

 

There was a small cluster of elms felled in the centre of Elgin some months back that had obviously all been hit at the same time. I worked on a large one nearby, which is just starting to show signs. Great canopy on it, so it'll be a shame to see it go in a couple of years.

[Paul Cleaver]

I'm going to do a job for bloke who needs a crown reduction on a large ash tree, any idea how much I should charge?

 

back on topic - we need a photo or two - + how good is access, percentage of reduction, targets to avoid (potential damage), arisings left on site or removed.

 

You could do it the easy way but not the best way - tell the client you charge £30.00 per hr per man. hope this helps