Pruning large elms

[Charles Hey Arborist]

Got some crown reductions need doing to some large elms- anything I need to know? Any time of year ok?

 

Any advice would be great I've only ever removed DED ones.

 

Charlie.

[western]

Hey fella. Don't know when the best time of year is but be careful when cutting as elms tear like mad.

[agg221]

Got some crown reductions need doing to some large elms- anything I need to know? Any time of year ok?

 

Any advice would be great I've only ever removed DED ones.

 

Charlie.

 

No idea, but lucky man having the opportunity

 

Are they anywhere accessible to view, and when are you doing them exactly? If it's not for a few weeks I would be interested in some material for cuttings if that was possible.

 

Alec

[Charles Hey Arborist]

Thanks Western didn't know that.

 

 

 

No idea, but lucky man having the opportunity

 

Are they anywhere accessible to view, and when are you doing them exactly? If it's not for a few weeks I would be interested in some material for cuttings if that was possible.

 

Alec

 

Lucky? Unlucky, customers don't value them much and I'm worried I'll kill them!

 

 

I can arrange viewings if you're in the area- maybe you can email me what you need for cuttings and how you do it?

 

C

[Mark Bolam]

Why are they being pruned?

 

 

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[bolthole]

Got some crown reductions need doing to some large elms- anything I need to know? Any time of year ok?

 

Any advice would be great I've only ever removed DED ones.

 

Charlie.

 

College tells me that after the leaves have dropped and all those lovely carbohydrates produced in the summer have been stored in the woody tissues is the best time...

 

...but what does college know? ;o)

 

Seriously, if these are disease-free actual English Elms then they are potentially quite important. These could be the ones that are immune. Maybe.

 

Can you post some pictures?

[Rich Rule]

Elms tear like mad, even with undercuts.

 

It is a shame to reduce them, they look terrible with regrowth and they may be resistant to DED.

[Stephen Blair]

They cut like butter , but power through as The guys have said, they love to rip .

Which is good sometimes as it's like its own little lowering rope:)

Reducing it will only help it against DED.

The wood is really heavy and the branches are horrible to chip.

I'd rather be on a dead 1.

 

 

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[Mark Bolam]

Why will a reduction help against DED Shigo Blair?

 

 

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[Stephen Blair]

Less leaves to attract the bugs and the tree tree can put more oomph so to speak into fewer branches.

Most of the elms that are still alive up our way are pollards or high fells.

This is just my take on it.

 

 

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