Keeping a fighting willow going

[Shane]

Here are a few piccies of a recent job we did.

 

It was a willow which some time ago lost a couple of big branches which left two massive tears in the lower trunk.

 

Eventually the cambium healed up around the tears.

Over the years the trunk decayed while the cambium seems to have wrapped itself into two 'ropes' around the wound.

 

The decaying trunk was supporting the remainder - until recently when it rotted away at gound level - leaving the whole thing swaying.

 

The customer did not want to lose it so we did some bits and hopefully it can grow into a piece of art.

 

Below is what we started with

[Shane]

Then we did our bit

[Shane]

And to finish off, get some weight off the top and

Good luck tree!

 

And the MS200 in the piccies was just for show of course.

[Roylance1988]

I like what you done there, good job! Be interesting to see what it's like with a bit of growth on it.

[TTP]

Great work nice to see people putting time and effort into saving what they can of trees instead of fell and replant, also nice choice in step ladders, I have them and it's surprising the things the come in handy for

[Breezeblock]

that will be a smart feature in a garden better than replanting

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I would have left the re pollard for another couple of years, but top marks from me!

[Shane]

that will be a smart feature in a garden better than replanting

 

It's going to be interesting, I've talked to the client about the work of David Nash (Ash dome etc.) so once the roots develop and the new foliage appears he may want something quite artistic. The legs are already there...

 

Maybe a gollum with hairy hands!

 

Tony - You have a good point. We just felt the wobbly nature of it warranted an immediate weight reduction (my guys say the same about me).

[peatff]

Big bird like on Sesame street.

[Shane]

I guess if it 'bushes out' in the wrong place we could always keep it South American.