Monster 135+ Poplar reduction

[skyhuck]

Monster tree!!!!!!!!

 

Amazing its not had a lightning strike.

 

Hell of a tough climb, one of those that has you scratching your head or thinking wtf am I doing here!!

 

But once you had got it done I bet the sense of satisfaction and accomplishment was immense!!!

 

Once in a career tree for sure

Edited April 25, 2015 by skyhuck

[Thatoldchestnut]

Nice work Steve been looking at that tree a few years my self wondering how big it actually is would I be right in saying that it is in monks eleigh on the right hand side as you go to Needham market from Sudbury? Cheers Luke

[colemanjessenz]

I hope you had a throwing hook mate , that looks like some pretty physical climbing if not. great work and good to see preservation of such a magnificent tree.

[tree-fancier123]

I hope you had a throwing hook mate , that looks like some pretty physical climbing if not. great work and good to see preservation of such a magnificent tree.

 

must be good to traverse across the tops of the big limbs spread far apart, if the hook can be thrown far enough.

100 euros seems a lot for a bit of stainless tube, but can see the labour saving on a huge open crown like the Black Poplar

[colemanjessenz]

must be good to traverse across the tops of the big limbs spread far apart, if the hook can be thrown far enough.

100 euros seems a lot for a bit of stainless tube, but can see the labour saving on a huge open crown like the Black Poplar

 

Its an investment , anything that can save your body and be productive is ok in my books , just remember the forces that can get put on those hooks , above 120 degrees puts your whole amount of weight onto that anchor point and hook so anything above that skyrockets the force 160 degrees is around 3 times the weight , to be fair you should not be putting that amount of force in your traverse system but you get what i mean, any old bit of pipe won't really do .

[woody paul]

No it didn't. I'm not familiar with this

 

What they have done for a long time is take cutting from old black poplars around the river stour and the dedham vale aonb putting them in plant beds to grow on and then get land owner's and farmers to plant them on there ground to keep a magnificent tree in ower countryside.

[oldwoodcutter]

Well that's paid for the new Navara then.

[Steve Bullman]

Nice work Steve been looking at that tree a few years my self wondering how big it actually is would I be right in saying that it is in monks eleigh on the right hand side as you go to Needham market from Sudbury? Cheers Luke

 

Close mate, its in Chelsworth but you are thinking about the right tree.

[edwood]

Fantastic tree! A real beast and one to be proud of. I'm glad you decided to put this thread up, it's makes the 2 big pops I'm doing next week look abit puny!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

absolutely no need to justify your work on this Steve, thats a top job mate, but you know that anyway. There is nothing more that can be done with such trees, bloody awesome job fella.