Imprisoned trees with HUGE epicormic, to climb or not to climb?

[WoodMouse]

Can anyone provide an insurance policy that says that? Or a link to WaH to substantiate, ACoP, anything?

 

Going to have a chat with Mark from Tree Surgeon insurance. They advertise on the site, it'll be interesting to see what he says.

[Mick Dempsey]

Ps, why do you call them " imprisoned trees"

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

Nobody else can tell you what you're capable of, do your checks, do what you are comfortable with (even if that includes stretching your confidence to or beyond what you think is ok)

 

[WoodMouse]

Ps, why do you call them " imprisoned trees"

 

New developments close off access from the back, closed pathways to stop fly tippers stop you getting in between. Then everyone builds a kitchen extension with side return. Typical London building on top of itself.

[Mick Dempsey]

Ok cheers.

[essential]

I have my insurance through tree surgeon insurance , better stop climbing that re growth , read the small print and by a mewp

 

 

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[BenR]

Im with steve on this.. climb stuff like that all the time! and rig off it too. Just set your pullies in a sensible way as to use the strong axis of the timber well and share the load about.

[Mark Bolam]

I've had pop poles pop right out of the sockets when rigging before.

Like Matty I'll always try and anchor in a different stem to the rigging.

 

I've done plenty, but always feel a bit wary.

Idiots not managing regrowth are the culprits here, or sheer ignorance.

 

Anyone pollarding/topping stuff should clearly explain to the customer that it's not a permanent solution and requires a planned management regime thereafter.

 

 

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[TIMON]

I've had pop poles pop right out of the sockets when rigging before.

Like Matty I'll always try and anchor in a different stem to the rigging.

 

I've done plenty, but always feel a bit wary.

Idiots not managing regrowth are the culprits here, or sheer ignorance.

 

Anyone pollarding/topping stuff should clearly explain to the customer that it's not a permanent solution and requires a planned management regime thereafter.

 

 

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Never forget this skanky old pop. Some of the poles were sound and some weren't and some had snapped in the wind half way up. Not a nice tree to work on and we decided to sacrifice a couple of fence panels rather than rig everything. Certainly a learning curve.

[ben_y]

The lime should be fine. You can rig it down small ish, there's loads of big limes around here that are old pollards. Well into 90ft too. Done a fair few of them. The ash I'd be more wary of, but it's not exactly very big