Consultants and tree tags - why

[treebloke]

Why cant they or dont they put bloody tags on trees when undertaking surveys. If there are only a few then fair enough but when you get 30/40/50 or more trees in a small or confined area how are we supposed to know which one is which when the drip line is overlaid on the plan and the species are same.

 

I find it happens a lot and it is frustrating so why?.

[sloth]

Could be that they dont want the expense/extra time tagging them, or that the client won't pay for it. I share your frustration!

[Amelanchier]

Could be both those reasons. Could be that the tags would have been removed by kids. Could also be that the survey was never meant to be used to identify individual trees for work...

[Wolfie]

I feel your pain.

 

I also find that survey maps are ofter drawn with a fair amount of artistic interpretation.

 

 

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[timtree81]

They do down here , they nail steel tags to the tree😁😁

[Paul Barton]

Why is it tree surgeons can't read maps?

 

Only jesting - I can see how it's annoying. If trees aren't to be tagged, a system of dots of paint works to identify trees for work.

[hedgesparrow]

surveys i have seen done they have tagged each tree with little plate and nails and marked the ones that need work with spray paint. have to say what i have heard they charge for there time. then for those who follow to do work they should be doing there job. £65 per hour i was informed one was charging for his work. one site i work on costing 2k for survey of trees.

good money if you can get it.

[Paul Barton]

Of course tagging trees costs more, both in time and the materials...£65 per hour sounds alot though!

[Goaty]

Well sometimes those with these kind of jobs. believe they know it all. But expect you to be better because you read there brilliant minds.

However if the consultant is a team player from a background of actually doing the job. It should be made easier. Ive only worked with one and he boiled my blood. Im not pigeon holing, and reckon all consultants on here will be pretty good as they realise learning is an ongoing game and have a genuine interest.

[ukminch]

Yer but how many trees can you tag in an hour, well worth paying one guy and extra hour or two than have a team of 3 driving 50 miles and spending 3 hours trying to identify trees (IMHO)

 

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