A second chance.

[Stephen Blair]

Fingers crossed she comes away!

[Big T]

Nice work steve, hope she takes a second chance at life!

[Gnome]

Great work from the wee dug driving the tractor. Have you done alot of this kind of replanting Stephen? Success rate percentage?

[Andy Collins]

About five years ago I had the job of righting a large blown Lime. I wasn't keen, but the client insisted. Now it is resplendent with good regrowth. The plan is to re-pollard cyclically so it mainatins stability for the duration of it being in my clients care.

[Pinkfoot]

I think she will be fine,just a little surprised!

[silky fox]

That's a very good deed done:thumbup: a tree that would normally be destined for firewood has been given a second chance! Lots of Karma points for that Stephen:)

[Wolfie]

Nice one Steve.

I can see that being another preferred work method by the HSE. Pull tree over, prune, re-erect.

[Stephen Blair]

Great work from the wee dug driving the tractor. Have you done alot of this kind of replanting Stephen? Success rate percentage?

 

I've not done an oak before and this is certainly the biggest tree, it all depends on location and customer and what kit I can get to it.

If it does grow well we may need to brace it, I'm hoping the roots that were within the soil will jump into life once I soil around it and help it and maybe some anchor roots will happen if it does get bushy! but I don't know how that works, maybe some could tell me.

I was thinking on doing some coronet cuts, it would of been easier on the ground but I didn't want to jinks the lift:001_rolleyes:

[SteveA]

Fascinating, and thankyou for sharing, would love to see how it progresses....

[Stephen Blair]

I was an hour on the Tirfor! :sneaky2:The tractor was way over its limit and I was expecting my strops to give out around the tree, she put up a good fight, but I won

It's for her own good. If she pegs it, she's better drying upright than lying in the mud getting damp:001_smile: