200year old cedar in Dorset..

[terryb]

Such a shame these trees had to be felled, fencing them off would be more than sufficient, I have worked on these trees before and from a visual point of view they were no worse than any other tree I have ever climbed. Health and safety gone mad!!!

 

 

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[Mike Hill]

But if they only had 5% sound wood in them,you would have been mad to Climb them surely?

[Timberwolf190]

My picture yesterday but more in link below.

 

http://www.demotix.com/news/3542719/duke-wellingtons-cedar-tree-felled-kingston-lacy-dorset/all-media.

[David Humphries]

Thanks for posting the link, it's appreciated

 

 

Nice touch encouraging visitors to take a piece of the wood

 

 

Still feel it's disappointing that the option of not bringing it down over time (whilst new ones establish) was not given a go.

 

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[Paul Barton]

The scan image is different from the one you posted David. Perhaps a different scan from the same tree? Or perhaps they are totally unrelated?!

[David Humphries]

The scan image is different from the one you posted David. Perhaps a different scan from the same tree? Or perhaps they are totally unrelated?!

 

Imagine they are different positions from the same tree Paul

 

 

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[BHAtrees]

The tree had been tested by myself last year with the Picus tomograph and was shown to have significant decay present due to colonisation by Phaeolus.

This year both Mick Boddy and myself spent most of a day testing with the Tomograph and two resistographs just to be sure of the accuracy of our results.

We tested at several heights and found extensive levels of advanced tissue degradation.

The National trust considered all of the evidence and also asked Jeremy Barrell for an opinion.

Be it financial or H&S they took a decision to fell the tree.

We can all stand back and pass comment and be critical about anothers decision but the National Trust will have to carry the can in the event of a claim. I would like to have seen the tree kept following a reduction but I can understand the N T stance. We live in a world where litigation can influnece many decisions.

[sloth]

The tree had been tested by myself last year with the Picus tomograph and was shown to have significant decay present due to colonisation by Phaeolus.

This year both Mick Boddy and myself spent most of a day testing with the Tomograph and two resistographs just to be sure of the accuracy of our results.

We tested at several heights and found extensive levels of advanced tissue degradation.

The National trust considered all of the evidence and also asked Jeremy Barrell for an opinion.

Be it financial or H&S they took a decision to fell the tree.

We can all stand back and pass comment and be critical about anothers decision but the National Trust will have to carry the can in the event of a claim. I would like to have seen the tree kept following a reduction but I can understand the N T stance. We live in a world where litigation can influnece many decisions.

 

Thanks for pitching in, good to hear a version of events leading to the decision to fell straight from the horses mouth...

[David Humphries]

..........the National Trust will have to carry the can in the event of a claim. I would like to have seen the tree kept following a reduction but I can understand the N T stance. We live in a world where litigation can influnece many decisions.

 

Thanks for taking the time to put your experience of the situation across, much appreciated

 

I find it very interesting that even after the outcomes of both the civil case and HSE investigation found in favour of the National Trust in the aftermath of the tragic Felbrigg Hall case, we still see large landscape and woodland trees (no matter their proven condition) felled (debatably) before their time, due to fear of claim when it's been proven that their inspection systems are robust enough to discharge their duty of care.

 

 

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[Paul Barton]

Here's an interesting addition to the discussion! Jeremy Barrell on site...

 

Edited January 11, 2014 by Paul Barton