Large Scotspine opinions please

[Stephen Blair]

I was hoping to send my potential client a link to this thread, don't think I'll bother😀

[David Humphries]

I think this tree will have a brown heart rot (possibly the reason for the presence of adaptive verticle growth ribs) and that the discoloration may be exudate and/or a bacterial type slime/gum flux that's associated with the dysfunction.

 

Likely that there will be some root dysfunction also.

 

 

 

A 10cm trim with bonsai sheers from the upper canopy should do the trick

 

 

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[Tim Stobart Tree Surgery]

Steve, do you want us all to be sensible and start a new thread, I'm sure we could try ;-) !

[Tommy_B]

Don't just remove, Pollard it first then you can remove it later!

[felixthelogchopper]

I was hoping to send my potential client a link to this thread, don't think I'll bother😀

 

Probably best not.

[charlie6]

Going tomorrow morning to price clearing one up about that size where the trunk snapped in the high winds. Will put a picture up tomorrow.

[Robert_S]

looks like its infected with the dreaded " money fungus" fell and order some lobster for tea.

[Stephen Blair]

looks like its infected with the dreaded " money fungus" fell and order some lobster for tea.

 

[Jesse]

Sorry for my late input, but if your looking for tech bolnocs for discript reasoning Tomicus piniperda one of the photos show a clear exit hole, look closely, see if you can spot the ball, a mean hole , ' shot hole' thats something else you could highlight in your findings.

[Stephen Blair]

Well spotted Jesse, I just did some googling on the little fella.