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| Mature Tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Found this link. Good to see a community investing in educating the public. http://www.mocommunitytrees.com/imag...aign_in_MO.ppt 5.4mb powerpoint file Also I manually uploaded the file http://www.treeworld.info/manualuplo...ngcampaign.ppt Last edited by Eric Frei; 6th September 2007 at 09:05 PM. Reason: file size awareness + manual upload to our server |
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| Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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Love it, especially point 3 which has now been adopted in the new AS4373 2007! Fancy that. ![]() Here you go. Quote:
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| Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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But pollarding generally commences from a younger age ... in other words you dont go whacking some 100 year old tree in half do you? You know, big 12" dia limbs cut through etc. And species would have to influence matters too. Anyway, can you UK guys get some detailed pics up, I like to see what goes on. The picture below shows a close up of what is not pollarding.
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| Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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Decent document from Newcastle City Council, was used in Laman Street figs Fiasco.
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| Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia
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Just pollarded about 60+ trees,,, just a phone camera pic ill get some better ones. These trees get done every year and come up really good
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| Mature tree Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Florida Keys
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Here in Florida, (not all counties, but many) topping is illegal. Resulting in fines from the county and insurance companys will drop you. It continues to happen though...hard to enforce because no one turns the home owner in. We need more whistle blowers.
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| Sappling Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Australia
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In regards to what you were just saying, Eric. Pruning/Pollarding veteran trees, please see attached for an interesting detailed pdf! ![]() p.s: good topping picture! See attached for another ha ha. Sorry if I'm a little off topic
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| Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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Who is topping those street trees? Council? Is that the first stage for ongoing pollard?
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| Sappling Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Australia
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No way man, this is just full blown topping. You would only do a staged pollard on a significant tree
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| I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bunbury,w.a.
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Drives me insane looking @ some of the trees we have in Bunbury. Not many that haven't been lopped/massacred ( they try&call it pollarding) . Problem is as me&1 other guy try to keep ahead on our pruning schedule my manager gets some dildo to come in&lop the crap out of all the trees I've been training for the last 5 years. Banging my head against a brick wall! For some reason they think taking ALL the foliage from the tree will make it easier for next time it's pruned&it will take longer to shoot back. My understanding the more foliage you leave the tree will shoot back slower with less epo (with correct cuts of course) . How do I convince these muppets that in the long run they're wasting money&destroying the trees?
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| Mature tree Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Adelaide SA
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| Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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You join Australian Tree Association Ltd where as a member we take on board your concern and contact council, with links to evidence of malpractice pruning. Of course if the trees have been previously whacked and you are then re-whacking them cyclically they can argue but for trees that have not been whacked they might get spared. Even whacked trees can have new crowns re-established, that's what AS4373 says. Pollarding isn't really that suitable to an evergreen species, and re-whacking a gum tree every year or two is real desperado stuff. I wonder how the trees in Mildura are going these days. Mildura Massacare
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