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Don’t go yet I’m curious about the rationale for the work.

Presumably there was some pest or disease that made the FC require clear felling and stump removal?

The book that made it all make sense and one that I consistently recommend is Trees: Their Natural History by Peter Thomas.

Bless - I guess his heart is in the right place, but unfortunately it’s poorly executed, clueless, deluded, ****************wittery - - par for the course in this day and age. A consequence of giving them all winners medals at sports day? To quote Terry Pratchett - “If you trust in yourself. . .and believe in your dreams. . .and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”

Ah! My mistake - I didn’t notice the rigging!

Highly unnecessary though I’m calling it - groundsman’s fault / lack of communication. Fair do’s to take it big, but the lad on the ground was too eager moving in - he’d of been safe(ish) if he stopped still.

It’s as if Dr Charles Mynors is in the room 😉 Who do you think has the power to decide what constitutes a nuisance?

I wouldn’t have done it that differently other than cutting the stakes down to just beyond the stem and positioning the ties correctly. Red line is where it will rub - the tie should go between the stem and stake at this point. For me this lack of due care and attention spoils the job.

It’s the easiest job in the world to criticise someone else’s work and effort, but those stakes are too big and the tree ties are poorly positioned. The trees will rub against the posts in the wind causing long term bark and stem damage. Why go to all the trouble and expense to put the trees in the ground just to ruin the job with poor staking technique. Makes the whole thing a pointless waste of time and really boils me.

Very lucky - everybody’s had one or two that just gets away from them, but looks cavalier at best judging from the space available. When I was starting out you’d send a young’un, (usually me), into the road to stop the traffic.

Span rate then?

What’s the spec? Have they obtained consent for the work? Probs best on day rate.

How has life expectancy changed over time? - Office for National Statistics WWW.ONS.GOV.UK Life span only began to rise relatively recently.

Yep - I’ve always suspected that Borlaug has a lot to answer for.

You beat me to this one.