Growth on Birch.

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

Hideous is putting it mildly; but it depends on the objective of course.

 

1. Leave them alone.

 

2. Climb higher, use pole tools, make smaller cuts. (see avatar)

 

Any bets on how long it will take for the rot to get to the base?

 

Did the panda escape from the zoo?[/quote

 

I am assumming that the red panda was in its enclosure at the wildlife park (hence the photo of the sign) where staff are unaware of how quickly rot sets into birches. It would appear that its not just the staff at the park that don't know this!

[treeseer]

I am assumming that the red panda was in its enclosure at the wildlife park (hence the photo of the sign) where staff are unaware of how quickly rot sets into birches. It would appear that its not just the staff at the park that don't know this!

 

Ohhhh, the sign was at that site, okay then. Maybe rot was desired as habitat for red-listed rot-eaters. they'll have plenty to work with then. Also the flush of sprouts can make nice nesting habitat. There's more than one legitimate objective for tree work.

[Stephen Blair]

Birch are here on planet earth to grow quick and rot and die even quicker to give nutrients for other life to grow from what I gather.

This little Panda has been taken out its natural environment, flown 12k miles across the pond and stuck in a pen in the highlands, I don't think the people behind this are going to be worried about BS whatever it is on pruning.

This threads about the Panda, let's stay on track and keep it light hearted and let the thread disappear into the archives of Arbtalk to maybe reappear if its lucky in the future

[Ian C]

I love the way you put things stevie!

[treeseer]

Standard pruning includes reduction for wildlife objectives, nothing too heavy there.

 

Quite tricky how you prompted the assumptions, leading viewers to see Bellatrix Lestrange up there! Sly dog.