What are your opinions on this?

[Treemoose]

worst case scinario, one possible two tree surgeons that you don't know may see you leave a stub and as they fly by in their van they might as a fleeting thought go "cuh"

[Hodge]

I've advised them that I will do it in accordance with 3998 and they have now accepted this.

[jaime bray]

We discussed this on my pd arb course few years back. The benefits are as described in report. It is highly likely to reduce the amount of decay into the main trunk. The stub will likely have some growth. This growth will sustain the sap flow of the branch and interlocking cells within that portion of the tree trunk. The ability for water to transport through the cells will reduce the propensity for the bark below the branch attachment to delaminate through drying. I think that there is discussion to be had for what constitutes best practice when we look to reduce decay in the main trunk through pruning large diameter branches close to the bark collar or leaving a stump at certain/ varying distances from branch collar. I'd do it and not worry about it.

Edited September 11, 2015 by jaime bray

[Ian C]

So topping cuts are ok then?????? As basically that's what it is.

[Mark Bolam]

Cut it wherever you want mate.

As long as you put mud on it afterwards jobs a good 'un.

 

 

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[Ian C]

Cut it wherever you want mate.

As long as you put mud on it afterwards jobs a good 'un.

 

 

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Mark it's not just mud, it's "arb paint"

[Mark Bolam]

Don't be letting the college crew in on trade secrets mate.

 

 

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[Gary Prentice]

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An interesting theory that by cutting at the angle marked, fungal colonization would be unlikely! Maybe all the spores that land on it just slide off:biggrin:

[Kveldssanger]

An interesting theory that by cutting at the angle marked, fungal colonization would be unlikely! Maybe all the spores that land on it just slide off:biggrin:

 

Poor things won't know what has hit 'em!

[Mick Dempsey]

We discussed this on my pd arb course few years back. The benefits are as described in report. It is highly likely to reduce the amount of decay into the main trunk. The stub will likely have some growth. This growth will sustain the sap flow of the branch and interlocking cells within that portion of the tree trunk. The ability for water to transport through the cells will reduce the propensity for the bark below the branch attachment to delaminate through drying. I think that there is discussion to be had for what constitutes best practice when we look to reduce decay in the main trunk through pruning large diameter branches close to the bark collar or leaving a stump at certain/ varying distances from branch collar. I'd do it and not worry about it.

 

I think you make a good point there, that's a sycamore, it will undoubtedly "throw out"