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pomme · 31st May 2007, 04:12 PM

here is a london plane tree following crown reduction. this is the 2nd time i have reduced this tree in 6 years.

Ekka · 31st May 2007, 06:44 PM

From a distance look OK ish

Any chance of some closer ups of the cuts etc?

You might be able to help me out in this thread

Pollarding pic help please

Mike Poor · 31st May 2007, 09:45 PM

Had that tree been pollarded in the past (before you reduced 6 yrs ago) It looks like the branches don't taper and stop abruptly. I don't normally like reductions (unless absolutely necessary) but you made it look well shaped.

Sean Freeman · 31st May 2007, 11:58 PM

I agree with Mike looks like a lapsed pollard, hard and tricky to prune esp hard to reduce with any confidence of success.

Ekka · 1st June 2007, 01:32 AM

Well, seems to be green around the entire crown so throws me a bit if it's just been cut must be something there they cut back to. If it were a flat out top job there's be nothing right?

Sure wont blow over in the wind though.

pomme · 1st June 2007, 08:54 AM

yes it has previously been pollarded unfortunatly too many of londons trees have been treated like this. if memory serves it had been reduced before also. i can t seem to find many of my pictures to post just came across this one and thought i d put it out there. if you saw some of what is classed as professional work over here you d turn inside out, i might take my camera out and get some horror pic s for you all to see

Ekka · 1st June 2007, 01:47 PM

Hey, I need pictures of proper pollards, see if you can get them, close ups of heads done properly.

31st May 2007, 06:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 7,734	From a distance look OK ish Any chance of some closer ups of the cuts etc? You might be able to help me out in this thread Pollarding pic help please __________________ Arborist Training in Australia\| Your Free Helping Guide Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory .... Yes, I also SEO (Optimize) and build websites that fly high in Google Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane - Gold Coast Tree Care, Consulting, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

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Sean Freeman PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,868	I agree with Mike looks like a lapsed pollard, hard and tricky to prune esp hard to reduce with any confidence of success. __________________ Sean Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into paper, That we may record our emptiness. - Kahlil Gibran

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Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 7,734	Well, seems to be green around the entire crown so throws me a bit if it's just been cut must be something there they cut back to. If it were a flat out top job there's be nothing right? Sure wont blow over in the wind though. __________________ Arborist Training in Australia\| Your Free Helping Guide Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory .... Yes, I also SEO (Optimize) and build websites that fly high in Google Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane - Gold Coast Tree Care, Consulting, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

1st June 2007, 01:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 7,734	Hey, I need pictures of proper pollards, see if you can get them, close ups of heads done properly. __________________ Arborist Training in Australia\| Your Free Helping Guide Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory .... Yes, I also SEO (Optimize) and build websites that fly high in Google Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane - Gold Coast Tree Care, Consulting, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

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31st May 2007, 09:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mike Poor Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Urbana, IL,usa Posts: 73	Had that tree been pollarded in the past (before you reduced 6 yrs ago) It looks like the branches don't taper and stop abruptly. I don't normally like reductions (unless absolutely necessary) but you made it look well shaped.

1st June 2007, 08:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
pomme Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: england Posts: 230	yes it has previously been pollarded unfortunatly too many of londons trees have been treated like this. if memory serves it had been reduced before also. i can t seem to find many of my pictures to post just came across this one and thought i d put it out there. if you saw some of what is classed as professional work over here you d turn inside out, i might take my camera out and get some horror pic s for you all to see