Open Space Arboriculture - Urban tree conservation videos

[JaySmith]

Nice David, the crane makes things much easier and quicker! We had a limb removal on a mature oak on a building site and utilised the tower crane on site, did the job in fraction of the time and no paddling around in the mud. Is that the COL building or where your land joins private property?

[David Humphries]

Hello Jay,

 

Certainly makes things far more efficient.

 

Have asked for a crane from the end of year budget, but that's not gone down too well

 

Yes the site is the Heath, its part of the Dam project and refurbishment of the pond swimming facilities.

 

 

 

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[David Humphries]

Timelapse of the air spading a fallen veteran oak root plate.

 

We wanted to see what was holding it up and to have a closer look at the decay and dysfunction

 

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Interesting watching the level of public footfall going past this tree

Instead of erecting safety boards we just stopped when people came by.

 

During....

 

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Credit to Alinicoll for the video.

Edited April 15, 2016 by David Humphries

[Tommy_B]

Very interesting David. What did you find?

[David Humphries]

We found that there was very little holding it up

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/tree-health-care/31329-sometimes-you-just-have-look-little-closer-11.html

 

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[David Humphries]

Haven't put anything up for a while so here's a quick mash up of images & videos of a significantly decayed ash we've been managing down to the ground over the last 10 years or so....

 

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[Alinicoll]

Interesting how the tree appears to change direction as it falls.

[David Humphries]

Interesting how the tree appears to change direction as it falls.

 

Liberal sprinkling of midichlorians just to nudge it back on its path to land gracefully where we wanted it

 

 

 

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[David Humphries]

Our apprentice is coming to the end of his 20 month stint with us and is moving on to his next opportunity

 

some images of his development.......

 

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[David Humphries]

 

Bit of a head scratcher to make this one safe.

 

Ali Nicoll in the harness...........