Short tree timlapse

[Secretarb]

A short timelapse video with a bit of filming too, hope you like it

 

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[treefolk]

Nice video. Why rig the 1st stem?

[Secretarb]

cheers, we rigged it off just for the video lol

[Joe Newton]

I'm assuming the customer was in, otherwise that would have been a fell?

[Secretarb]

lol ye the customer was knocking around all day

 

Dont suppose you saw that large horse chestnut next to it, well our boss dropped it on that we get to do a 10 to 20% reduction on it. My reply was WHY??? it needs 30 % at the min i would have thought.

 

TPO'd tree aswell

 

Oh the joys

[Joe Newton]

lol ye the customer was knocking around all day

 

Dont suppose you saw that large horse chestnut next to it, well our boss dropped it on that we get to do a 10 to 20% reduction on it. My reply was WHY??? it needs 30 % at the min i would have thought.

 

TPO'd tree aswell

 

Oh the joys

 

 

 

 

Why does it need 30%?

 

In my limited experience the harder you go the more the tree reacts with epicormic growth, and the lighter you go the better the choice for growth points.

[Secretarb]

Good point, i also have limited experience especially when it come to crown reductions at 10 and 20%.

 

I know horse chestnut don't react very well when hit quite hard, like you said.

[Joe Newton]

Good point, i also have limited experience especially when it come to crown reductions at 10 and 20%.

 

I know horse chestnut don't react very well when hit quite hard, like you said.

 

 

I'd rather reduce a mature tree by less than more. Getting to the tips isn't usually a problem, but at 30% you'll struggle to find decent growth to take over, whereas at 20% there'll be much more choice, making doing a good job with a natural shape a lot easier.

[Secretarb]

in your opinion would it be easier to do it from a cherry picker ??

 

although i am not keen on them, just wondered what crown reducing a tree from a picker was like

 

cheers joe

[Joe Newton]

in your opinion would it be easier to do it from a cherry picker ??

 

although i am not keen on them, just wondered what crown reducing a tree from a picker was like

 

cheers joe

 

 

I've used pickers a handful of times, I'm not particularly good at operating them, so I don't know if it would be easier or not. I think I'd prefer to climb it anyway, if like me, you don't get a lot of opportunity for mature reductions, the experience would be good