Sweet chestnut - shortening

RC1

The reasoning behind this job is in the picture thread, for those who might have missed it. Thanks

newguy18

Why pollard?why not just remove the entire tree?i see you didn't edit out the swearing this time.

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Garry Brockley

Nice safe job done pity about the foul language

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RC1

Why remove it? It has far move value whether alive or dead, standing upright....chopped up as waste has no value at all.

The swearing slipped through the net, appologies. But its easily done when you're editing in front of the tv. Thanks

newguy18

I wasn't complaining,the swearing adds some character.Nothing none of us don't say on a daily basis i'm sure.Just curious about it,your right it does have more value left standing,i need to quit looking at the fact that i do mostly removals,for awhile i was removing a big oak [4' diameter and up]at least once a week from march to the first week of august,all of which were really decayed.

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willem

Realy enjoyed those video`s.
Those two branches had a nasty angel. A diffcult one I would say?
Why did you have to lowering everything by rope?? Looks like a forest underneath you.
I think in this case the shortning is part of the natural proces. It's veteran tree. After reaching it's full mature size and staying that way for maybe 100 years or more the tree enters the last stage of it' natural lifespan.
Some events ( perhaps a storm of fungal decay) set in the collapsing of the crown. In the meantime at a lower level new sprouts appear and make up a secondary crown.
You helped this proces to take place in a controlled and save manner.
This tree has more ecological potential that maybe 100 young trees somewhere on a citystreet.
In parks and public forest more trees should be able to undergo the final stages of their live. This could take more than 2 centuries .



I think there already is a thread about these veterantrees. May be Ekka can help??

Good job RC1, in giving this advice and helping to maitain this veteran.

Also great for you when you can return every 5 years to help maitain it.

Knotahippie

Nice job on that tree.

Lowering helps to not hammer sensitive roots/other trees. Cytokinins in roots help to develop new shoots.

RC1

That whole bank had been planted up with shrubs several years ago Willem (not obvious on the vid) and were not to be damaged.

Thanks for posting the info on veterans