Derek Van Dweller

This is a pic of the main entrance gate, ring first to find out where to tip off. I might ask you to tip at the other entrance which is at the north end of the field, back towards Barber Green. I'll try and add a pic of that entrance asap

Thanks for the replies chaps... HCR - thanks for the link, had a read through and point 8 seems to cover this scenario: 'For pollarded trees the current recommendations from the Swedish authorities, where there is a long history of pollarding, is to avoid all restoration cutting of old pollarded ash trees for the time being if there is not an acute risk that they will fall apart. However, for both healthy and infected ash trees which have been pollarded regularly, pollarding should continue until such time as we know more. If possible avoid pollarding all trees in the same year, but spread the pollarding out over several years. It is very important to revisit these trees and assess the impact of ash dieback.' Think what I'm gonna recommend is a small reduction to reduce sail area and risk of collapse (tree has a 2m+ wide hollow in base and loads of Daldinia on timber below previously shed limb) whilst not triggering vulnerable regrowth. Cheers!

Hi there, new to the forum but looking for any advice about chalara and the re-pollarding of a veteran ash tree I've been asked to do. I've heard that some coppice workers up here in cumbria have been asked not to re-coppice any ash at the mo as the new growth will be more vulnerable to chalara infection. Do you think the same might apply to regrowth on a pollard?? Don't wanna sign the death warrant on this tree....