Partially failed beech tree

[swinny]

Been out today, and been back and looked at a beech I noticed a year or two ago suffering. Took my new mallet for sounding out the stem

 

Its absolutely knackered, partially failed over a highly used area! informed people who needed to know.

[swinny]

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[David Humphries]

Blimey, that looks like it has crane and/or Mewp all over it.

 

 

Is it leaning toward the road?

 

 

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[swinny]

Right over canal and people walking underneath it. the only bit seeming to hold it together is a bit of wood on compression side and a small bit going between co dominant stems (top left pic 4). where it attaches to the other stem its hollow says my new sounding mallet.

[leswold]

Heard about sounding mallets...are they anything special or just a wooden/rubber?

[detritus21]

Generally a nylon hammer. That tree looks well knackered. Not convinced I'd fancy climbing that. Right decision letting the relevent people know.

[john p]

I wouldn't climb that

[Alinicoll]

Heard about sounding mallets...are they anything special or just a wooden/rubber?

 

Homebase do a mallet one side rubber one side nylon for £10 - 15, they do the job lovely.

[Mountain man]

Swinny when you say you've informed those who need to know, you are referring to you firewood clients for 2016 I presume:001_tt2:

[swinny]

Swinny when you say you've informed those who need to know, you are referring to you firewood clients for 2016 I presume:001_tt2:

 

lol i wish haha

 

 

I didn't do it for myself but the safety of others and it will generate some work for a contractor out there