Three trees of concern

[Two Acres]

Hi all,

 

My Mum and Dad have three trees in their garden that are of possible concern. Tree number one is a Scots thats about sixty feet tall. Its only around fifteen feet from the house and around ten from a power cable. Its very straight and in good health. Would its size and position concern you? Tree number two is a a Whitebeam around twenty five feet tall, thats leaning towards the house, its about fifteen fet from the house. It was straight until about a year ago went it leant over a little - is it a concern? Tree number three is a Cherry, again about twenty five feet tall, it has an area of rot in the trunk - I can push my finger into it to about half an inch depth. Its standing straight but the leaves are looking limp. I can get some photos bit thoguht I'd ask a general question before I go too far.

 

Cheers

[Two Acres]

You can take pictures with the iPad

 

Can you ?

 

Doh! What a tw*t I am.

 

Taking a good look at myself now and beginning to realise that the bald head, growing paunch and technological impairment probably indicate that middle age has well and truely set in.

 

I shall go take some pics with the Ipad, then I'll see if I can get them on here

[Two Acres]

Heres the Scots

[Two Acres]

Scots again

[Two Acres]

This is the Cherry, I've noticed it has a fungi growing on the trunk.

[Two Acres]

Cherry again,

[Two Acres]

Fungi on Cherry

[Two Acres]

And the Whitebeam

[Two Acres]

Whitebeam again

[TFLandscapesUK]

Yeah you've not used an iPad for taking pictures before

 

The scots is lovely wouldn't mind one in my garden

[Paul Melarange]

The scots pine looks great.

 

The white beam doesn't look as bad as I expected from your earlier description. The root plate doesn't look like it has lifted significantly, if at all. I'd have to see it in the flesh to comment any further though.

 

The cherry obviously has a decaying cavity, but whether it is severe enough to increase significantly the risk of the stem failing is impossible to work out from a photo.