Chestnut reduction

[Samraff88]

Today's job with Dan the man from specialbranch. Excuse the screen shots

[MattyF]

Made a very nice job of it too

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

What was the spec as looks a pretty heavy crown reduction?

[Samraff88]

What was the spec as looks a pretty heavy crown reduction?

The spec was to reduce by 10 to 12 feet but in the end I persuaded the client to go for more like 5 to 6 feet. It has been very heavily pruned in the past. I don't believe this to be heavily reduced.

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

Guess I was referring particularly to the lower limb in the 2nd shot but presumably that was (heavi..er) selective branch reduction from the adjacent building. The form of the tree, and as you say previous management, make it difficult to ascertain exactly whether its heavy or not but the size / diameter of some of the cuts visible in 3rd shot appear on the larger side (50mm+.)

 

I guess the other thing I was mindful of here is that BS3998 infers not more than 1/3 of the foliage bearing material should be removed in any single operation, ideally. Inevitably most crown reductions come very close to that and if combined with selective lower limb heavier reductions, and / or crown lifting of primary branches, it's often exceeded.

 

The above is not necessarily detrimental dependent upon the trees ability to tolerate and respond...not that it would have had much chance had the customer got their say in the matter, nc1,

 

Don't suppose it's anywhere near Houghall College is it, as could take a closer look next Weds?

 

Cheers Sam

Paul

[Bird]

Nice job mate !

[Samraff88]

Guess I was referring particularly to the lower limb in the 2nd shot but presumably that was (heavi..er) selective branch reduction from the adjacent building. The form of the tree, and as you say previous management, make it difficult to ascertain exactly whether its heavy or not but the size / diameter of some of the cuts visible in 3rd shot appear on the larger side (50mm+.)

 

I guess the other thing I was mindful of here is that BS3998 infers not more than 1/3 of the foliage bearing material should be removed in any single operation, ideally. Inevitably most crown reductions come very close to that and if combined with selective lower limb heavier reductions, and / or crown lifting of primary branches, it's often exceeded.

 

The above is not necessarily detrimental dependent upon the trees ability to tolerate and respond...not that it would have had much chance had the customer got their say in the matter, nc1,

 

Don't suppose it's anywhere near Houghall College is it, as could take a closer look next Weds?

 

Cheers Sam

Paul

 

Hi Paul no works on the lower part of the Crown was from me. The tree has been heavily heavily pruned back from the building and raised to approx 7 to 8 metres. Cheers sam

[Mick Dempsey]

Nice work, reductions for the real world.

[Robert_S]

Nice job

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

Nice work, reductions for the real world.

 

...but its good to check back with the "theoretical"(?) BS3998 world periodically such that we challenge what we do in the real world...and then carry on of course

 

Sam, as I just pm'd you, my interpretation of your post was to seek opinion from your peers (and me ) and I questioned what I saw. Not to criticise, in any way, shape or form (not least as I couldn't do that kind of work anymore) but merely to better understand why it appeared heavy, at least in parts.

 

This is exactly the same tack I would adopt on an ArbAC assessment and, along with your explanation (thank you,) I would have "ticked the CR box"

 

So, when would you like to go through the rest of the stuff?

 

Cheers..

Paul