So how much of the root system on the kindy side was lost to the
Ganoderma sp?
Well in these shots you can see very clearly one main buttress in the centre totally lost to decay, less clear is the decay in the other two outer buttress roots (yellow circles), another point of interest is the adventitous roots (orange arrow) put out by the tree in an attempt ot resetablish function on this side, another VTA indicator to be aware of, all tree species do this to varing degrees dependant on the extent of the decline (ie if they have enough time and energy reserves!) The original fruiting body site is shown by the red circle.
So we now had a great deal more certainty in advising the school that this tree despite its species resiliance to lopping did indeed have so much root and stem tissue compromised by the
Ganoderma sp to make retention unacceptable...based on the targets present (if it were in a paddock somewhere with no target..no problem)
Here's the diagrams I used to convey the situation:
The outcome was not surprisingly the removal of the tree.....