Please rate and criticize my reduction!

[ARP]

Had a call to remove a copper beech as an elderly lady was told it was un safe by 2 men in a transit that knocked at her door, luckily she was going out so said they would have to come back another day and she found my number in the local parish mag and asked for a second opinion as the tree was planted by her late husband (it was probably the same 2 that 'pruned' it a few years earlier!)

 

Any way general crown clean and slight reduction to try and tidy it up.

 

Any thing any of you would have done different? Should I removed more/less? Different approach?

 

Not massively experienced on reductions so any advice good or bad is welcome!!

 

Cheers!

[Jake Andrews]

Looks like a great job to me, still natural looking and a vast improvement on how it looked before. Hopefully it can now grow on in a more natural form without much harsh maintanance practises.

[Jake Andrews]

How long did you spend on it?

[ARP]

Started 9 And got down at 12.00 got back in the truck just as the rain started!

[ARP]

Cheers jake Andrews!

[Jake Andrews]

Takes good patience to do that type of pruning IMO.

[ARP]

Definately, very hard not to get carried away and remove to much! Wasn't as bad as it seemed though, they had done such a poor job pruning it in the past by the time all the rubbing and dead and stubs that had been left had been removed it was very near finished!

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

I'd be happy to see that on an ARB Approved Contractor assessment. Would need to look closer at final pruning cuts, i.e. positions / angles / size etc., but overall "Well Done!"

 

Cheers..

Paul

[ARP]

Cheers Paul!

[Steve Bullman]

Looks spot on to me!