Poda Girona

Hi!

I am writing this post from Spain, which is also the location of this tree. I am curious about your opinions on how to prune this chestnut.

I am asked to clean up some trees in a local park and this chestnut is one of them. The aim of the pruning is to improve it's structure, remove unwanted sprouts and dead branches.

The tree has 3 primary trunks, which might have grown after lopping it many years ago. Furthermore the tree has a climber growing in it and part of the tops are dead and dried out.

Thanks and best wishes from a cold but sunny Spain!

How do you mean the needles are in pairs of 2/3/4? Do you mean they are pairs on their own, 2 pairs, 3 pairs, 4 pairs?

 

The needles themselves should be in pairs, 3's or 5's.

Sorry, my first reply was an inaccurate guess as I didn't have a sample , but you are correct; I rechecked and it's pairs of 5.

Hi all,

 

 

I'm in the process of potentially obtaining a Work Holiday Visa and is a Guernsey based NPTC qualified Arborist looking to work out in Australia for November 2014.

 

I've been working on a self-employed basis since May 2013 and working sub-contractually for a local qualified Tree Consultant during that time period.

I've been involved in the industry since February 2011.

During that time period I've worked for 6 months in the West Midlands and did a 10 week Craftsman course at Otley College.

 

I would be grateful in gaining any advice on what potential employers in Australia would expect of me and if I would need to obtain a OH&S card online before I get over there.

 

I have relevant qualifications:

CS 30, CS31, CS38, CS39, PA1, PA6, Class C drivers license.

 

I'm looking to gain certain qualifications in (2014):

 

CS 41, Woodchipper, MEWP, First Aid renewal

 

 

Any help would be great,

 

All the best, Luke

Hi,

I've been a year in Australia in 2012 with a working holiday visa. There were plenty of jobs available in landscape companies. There are also a lot of unqualified travellers working for landscapers. Not all employers ask for a white card. If it's necessary you can easily do a training once you are overthere.

You can look for jobs on:

http://www.gumtree.com.au

If you are well qualified, it's often enough to just leave a post and employers will contact you.

good luck!

Why does it need pruning at all? Looks nice to me and very healthy.

 

If any pruning at all id go for removal of secondary growth to thin the crown.

 

Asking how to prune this tree is like asking how do I fix a car, im not at all being funny I would like to know why the tree needs work. If its too big for its location then a reduction, if its causing too much shade then a thin etc etc...

 

Cheers

 

Chris

Thanx for your reply! If it's not necessary, I won't prune. But here the lower limbs start to outgrow the trunk and I don't know how the branch union will hold under extreme conditions. Occasionally there is a bit of snow in the winter here! Three years ago there we had 10 cm of snow, damaging over 50% of the trees.

Looks like Maritime pine. Are the needles in pairs?

As for pruning I'd just go for a reduction.

Yes, the needles are in pairs of 2/3/4.

Hi,

I would like some professional opinions on how to prune this tree!

I am working in the north-east of spain, catalonia. This tree is in a garden in the city Olot.

Never before did a see a pinus with this shape. The lower branches have all grown up and they fill the grown.

I am worried that some of the lower branches will brake and damage the house. However removing the lower branches will leave a big pruning cuts and it will leave a thin crown.

Furthermore I am not sure what specie it is.

I'll be very happy to read your opinions!!

Hi,

I'm asked to prune a Quercus Ilex and the tree seems to have a disease or some bug in the leafs. Does anybody recognize this?

Ah, I live in spain and the tree is in the north of catalonia. It's a very common tree here, you can find it in every forrest in this area.

Thanx!

Hi,

Who can help me identify this tree?

I looks like an oak, but I didn't see any acorns in the tree

The tree is in a garden in the north east of spain.

Thanks!!

Thanks for your reactions.

I would not so easily choose for re-pollarding. My main fear would be that the repollarding leads to big pruning cuts near the pollard-head and eventually this will cause a lot of decay.

Had a error with the pfoto's, but here they are again!

Hi,

I am an arborist from Spain. Arboriculture is not at a very high level in some parts of Spain. I regularly see trees with a very bad structure in the cities.

I would like to know your opinions about the trees on the foto's below. And most importantly, how would you prune a tree with such a structure?!

greetings,

Koert