Evan Owen

Well this is the report.

BS 3998 2010 SNP TPO NO 59 Wern Fach..pdf

7 minutes ago, Paul Cleaver said:

No. Look at the decay and the base of the tree. I think this has come up from the roots. Then look at the shear crack that has developed from the lack of strength in the roots  putting pressure on the trunk. The lean of the tree compounding the problem further

There is a hammerhead right up to the tree, must have taken away roots in the early 70s  

This was how it looked:

36 minutes ago, Paul Cleaver said:

Its a shame Evan. Every good surveyor/consultant knows that stoney ground is the worse type of soil for tree roots. Trees on soils like this often give subtle clues regarding their stability. The trees life could have been prolonged considerably with a crown reduction. Its a valuable tree.

The forestry commission guy disagreed with me about the stones weakening the trees, he said it made them stronger...! We can't afford the upkeep of all these trees, that one was leaning over before we bought the land in 2001, it was doing that because there were 5 within 15 feet of each other competing for light and water on a large bed of rocks (prehistoric we think). The remaining trees have bulbous bottoms, what caused that? 

Their tree officer saw it this week, said it was old, no idea what he'd been drinking... I've been watching it for 10 years now, getting worse by the day. It's on a bed of stones, like the other one that fell over a few years ago.

Thanks Paul. It's in Snowdonia National Park, they can be awkward. I'll call SP Energy Networks now. Amey are the contractors.

We have an oak tree near houses and an 11KV H pole, is it dying?