The Topping / Reduction / Pruning Thread

[David Humphries]

Well we all might as well find new jobs then.

 

You cant make an omlete with out breaking eggs.

 

If a customer wants a tree a certain way then thats whats done i can offer advise but i dont have indemity insurance there fore its up to the customer.

 

To many times i have been asked to take more off. Unless homeowners are ordered to have there trees cut within some kind of regs then what can you do.

 

 

So whats this then

 

This would be a customer with far too much dough to be persuaded any other way, appreciating our safety advice only, hence the Gano` removal.

You should see the 35` Liriodendron hes had planted 10` from his door.

[telhol]

Hey im not one to judge any one elses job i am only to aware that each job needs a different approch.

 

But from all the tree bashing im getting that tree by what people on here are saying would be not so good.

 

I would say the customer clearly wanted it this way and thats what was done.

[dryadlad]

Food for thought !

 

http://www.euroarb.eu.com/articles/julypruning.htm

[telhol]

Well the only way a tree surgeon helps a tree is by retiring.

 

All tree work regardless damages trees even the smallest cut still damages the tree.

 

So shall we expect people to loose hundreds of thousands of pounds if a tree is detroying there house. What deserves priority.

 

I we are making a small dent compared to loggers foresters and line clearance companys who reck trees.

 

I breathe in other peoples smoke and car fumes every day which is damaging the plannet who has the right to say whats right and wrong.

[MasterBlaster]

Well the only way a tree surgeon helps a tree is by retiring.

 

 

Not all of them.

[dryadlad]

Maybee we should hang up the spikes mate ! We're all acting on available information ,it was'nt that long ago flush cuts and topping was the best practice..

[Marc]

 

So shall we expect people to loose hundreds of thousands of pounds if a tree is detroying there house. What deserves priority.

 

QUOTE]

 

That gets my goat also, stupid insurance companies claiming the house is subsiding due to a tree, bollocks.

 

I read an intresting report into tree damage in London and how claims have more than qaudrupled in the last 10 years. Of course it has to be the tree not the fact the house is over 100 years old. So many people just want there homes to be perfect and when they see a crack its easy to blame a tree.

 

Trees hardly ever cause subsidence period. Lliving in and working in North Oxford which has an amazing treescape with many Mature trees in very close proximty to buildings I see little evidence to prove me wrong.

 

I have seen several trees saved from the chop due to hard work by qaulity consultants who proved the house is cracking due to other factors.

[TimR]

think this really should be split to a seperate topic and this area kept for tree pics ......

[High Scale]

I think you are correct.

 

Picture thread, please post your pictures.

[Mr Ed]

To stop the picture thread getting clogged up, heres a thread for you. I will start by saying I regularly TOP trees very severely. I have my own reasons I will expound on, but you can continue your discuss here -