Tree Segmentation

[David Humphries]

Sycamore that succumbed to Cryptostroma corticale (Sooty bark disease) in 2008.

 

 

We reduced it down to its core branch frame work and left it as a heavily coroneted dead standing monolith.

 

 

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[David Humphries]

We reduced it down to its core branch frame work and left it as a heavily coroneted dead standing monolith.

 

.....or so we thought

 

turns out that it had one single root vascular flow still connected to one low latteral branch.

 

6 years on and its still functioning as an autominous tree part.

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

We reduced it down to its core branch frame work and left it as a heavily coroneted dead standing monolith.

 

 

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just wondering what corenetting a dead tree has to do with the subject?

[David Humphries]

just wondering what corenetting a dead tree has to do with the subject?

 

I think perhaps you posted too soon Tony.

 

the point of my example was given in the post before yours (P-22)

 

 

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[David Humphries]

Here's another interesting example of segments of root plate supporting individual parts of tree within a heavily Meripilus infested beech......

 

these images were taken in 2008

Showing the associated dysfunction in the crown where the connected roots were in decline due to the Meripilus

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[David Humphries]

after air spading out the root plate to look at the decay, we found that there were roots not affected at that point and were still viable and had good vascular connection with their associated canopy parts.

 

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[David Humphries]

The area below the tree had regular footfall so we felt the dysfunctioning canopy parts should be reduced down to low retained habitat poles and the remaining functioning canopy parts reduced to lessen the sail area of the canopy.

 

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[David Humphries]

4 years on from the reduction and the beech is looking pretty good supported by its functional roots and providing continuing habitat due to the Pluerotus & Oudemensiella with in the dead sections.

 

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[armybloke]

It just goes to show that what may appear dead maybe dormant and in need of a little assistance to get going again. Allowing light to penetrate to lower levels, or applying a little assistance in the crown. All good stuff!

[treeseer]

Elegant work. I just retained a dead central leader for habitat. It was over a bench, so it was tethered (but too high to notice). Any thought of that on the long stub, or is traffic quite low? From the looks of it, the branch is extremely unlikely to fail, but I wonder if perceived risk might be a factor.

 

re segmentation, pull testing can give a glimpse into how that can work. See how this maple comes apart; and joins back together?