poor TPO work spec

[Mesterh]

As Kevin says I would question that they haven't made a mistake somewhere on the spec.it sounds like reducing to 6.1m wouldn't leave much, if any crown spread.

 

You just might stop a bit of a cock up.

[detritus21]

The home owner chooses the contractor. My spec would have been either a 5m secondary branch lift and 20% thin Ok strictly you shouldn't combine the two but it is fairly standard to do or a 2-3m reduction all round which for a tree of its size should tolerate fairly well.

 

The spec specifies a finished height of 6.1m which in my reckoning is about 19feet. The original app that was altered was for a reduction by that amount. So it would seem they have approved a finished height of what was originally to be removed if that makes sense. At what is approved is a severe topping which will dramatically hasten the trees demise. It would be a shame as there is little evidence of canker which is prevalent in a number of surrounding areas.

[DanClimbsTrees]

Any chance of a picture?

[edwood]

Does the TO give permission to the firm or to the tree owner who then selects the firm? (assuming it's private / domestic)

 

 

To the firms, it's a crying shame when the tree officer is actively lowering the standard of tree work being carried out in the area.

 

I think in this case if complaints are falling on deaf ears and you don't want to do the work try writing a letter to the owner of the tree explaining why the work spec is poor and why you won't be doing the job.

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

To the firms, it's a crying shame when the tree officer is actively lowering the standard of tree work being carried out in the area.

 

I think in this case if complaints are falling on deaf ears and you don't want to do the work try writing a letter to the owner of the tree explaining why the work spec is poor and why you won't be doing the job.

 

 

It may have been lost in the 2 dimensional nature of forum chat, but it was a rhetorical question really.

 

It will always be the owner of the tree that gains consent for TPO approved work. They can engage an agent to submit the paperwork on their behalf but its still the tree owner, not the TO, that gets to allocate the task. (Unless there's some serious collusion / corruption going on!?!)