Contender for the most bizzarre "tree" query?

[arbaholic]

I was about to start work on a big T.P.O`d oak tree. Having a quick run through the job with the customer and he told me he had been giving permission by a tree officer to reduce the bottom half of the tree by 30% and the top by 20%.

 

I wish i had a picture of the end result, it certainly let abit more light into his garden!!!:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

: Joke.

[arbaholic]

He actually did say that though, but after a few facts and questions boiled that down to 1 small overhanging branch to remove and a deadwood which i was abit more convinced by

[Mike Hill]

I had a client ask me "will the Tree look the same once its felled"

 

WTF?

[Stephen Blair]

I had a client ask me "will the Tree look the same once its felled"

 

WTF?

 

in the lying down position mike it may well do:closedeyes:

[John Hancock]

I’ve had numerous ones over the years…

 

One that springs to mind was a lady who wanted a 300-year Oak removed because the tree drops Acorns on her children’s heads when they play out in the garden. When I came round for a visit she had them out the back wearing yellow builders hard-hats. The Oak stayed.

 

Another one was a lady who swore blind that squirrels were purposely throwing pine-cones at her patio doors – I had a mental vision of a little group of Squirrel ‘chavs’ sat on a branch daring each other to see if they could hit this patio door! I couldn’t contain myself!

[Treeworld]

Nice catalogue pose there John!

[Ian C]

Nice catalogue pose there John!

 

I though the same! looks like one of those dodgy poses for cheap sweat shirts from a BHS catalogue:001_tongue:

[Bob Rolfe]

im la to and we where the same ppe as the binmen except for the trouser obviously but when i turn up in a 6.5 ton iveco and a wood chipper tied to the back and get asked if im going to empty the bins .... der nope !