How has this Leopard Tree been pruned?

Eric Frei · 2nd August 2010, 09:05 PM

There's a poll attached to this thread, please vote.

Below is a series of pictures to assist you in that poll.

Garry Brockley · 2nd August 2010, 09:11 PM

I can't see a poll but, i have to ask are they coming back tomorrow to finish the rest of the take down?
I would rate that in the butchery nay abomination catagory.
what chance do plants have if people are going to treat them like that "but it will bush out nice"

Eric Frei · 2nd August 2010, 09:14 PM

There's a poll, just above the thread where they usually are. You sure you cannot see it?

Garry Brockley · 2nd August 2010, 09:21 PM

ha ha funny

Eric Frei · 2nd August 2010, 09:26 PM

Yeah, the 3 options are a stunner.

second-gen_monkey · 5th August 2010, 10:14 AM

looks good to me. nice place to hang my hat.

Jeff Darby · 5th August 2010, 10:35 AM

This is a joke right? the treeworker has to return and finnish his job ? If not there's nothing right about your pictures...oh..I know ...I know.. there going to sell it as a healthy transplantable specimen..just saying that makes me feel sick.

Advance Poinciana. Recently transplanted

second-gen_monkey · 5th August 2010, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayD

This is a joke right? the treeworker has to return and finnish his job ? If not there's nothing right about your pictures...oh..I know ...I know.. there going to sell it as a healthy transplantable specimen..just saying that makes me feel sick.

i'm tellin you man, its an awesome hat rack. you could put like thirteen on it and still have room for your coats. best job ever!

ok, imma stop joking now. seriously, they might even say it's good as a root for grafting too.

sueann · 5th August 2010, 11:48 AM

It could look pretty if you hung some bird feeders off it and spanish moss.
And some nice plants in hanging pots..you have to have imagination.

It's ugly, I don't understand why you would trim a tree like that.

Eric Frei · 5th August 2010, 11:53 AM

It is in the Mt Cootha botanic gardens here, japanese section.

I suppose this is the look they want.

dov · 12th August 2010, 09:15 PM

That would be the last way I'd want a tree growing in a public garden. They actually want a tree full of poorly anchored branches? Sheesh. When I prune a tree it's gotta look just as nice standing next to it as it does at 30 metres away.

Bowani Siam · 15th August 2010, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by second-gen_monkey

looks good to me. nice place to hang my hat.

HAHAHAHAAHAH!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by dov

When I prune a tree it's gotta look just as nice standing next to it as it does at 30 metres away.

Exactly! ahhh dude I'm lovin' it!

ArbTrain · 14th March 2011, 07:26 PM

THIS IS S F&^%ING DISGRACE!!! with out wanting to get on the ol' hi horse too much ,, i cant imagine how many leopards i have pruned in my years climbing in thwe Tweed / Bris, region, and that effort is Fu!@ED! Such a beautiful tree when shaped correctly ( and so easy to shape!!) it wil never recover from a butcher job like this ,, culprit should be tied to it so we can pelt him with pig shit.. SHAME SHAME SHAME CANT BELEIVE THERE ARE CUSTOMERS OUT THERE THAT WANT THIS!!:

dingo · 9th April 2011, 01:19 PM

Quote:

CANT BELEIVE THERE ARE CUSTOMERS OUT THERE THAT WANT THIS!!

The saddest part (apart from the tree itself) is the customer is a friggin BOTANICAL GARDENS!!

Hard-as-Stihl · 9th April 2011, 01:53 PM

OI!!!!!! wow just....wow. jeeez, at least leave the stubs smooth. they didn't even have the decency to leave clean cuts.

Bowani Siam · 9th April 2011, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dingo

The saddest part (apart from the tree itself) is the customer is a friggin BOTANICAL GARDENS!!

You know it's funny you should mention it, a large portion of shithouse pruning jobs I have seen are in Botanic Gardens. What the hell? Should be exemplary!

Hard-as-Stihl · 9th April 2011, 11:10 PM

how would you crown restore such a thing?

Apocalypsse · 10th April 2011, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hard-as-Stihl

how would you crown restore such a thing?

Thats a good question. We touched on it recently at TAFE but we didn't look at anything as extreme as this.

Eric Frei · 10th April 2011, 10:30 AM

Well, judging by the other trees there they do not "pollard" it every year, they might trim the top a little and just whack again where-ever it suits them.

In reality for a tree that size I would tell a customer to remove it and replant, making a silk purse from a sows ear is quite a task.

Hard-as-Stihl · 11th April 2011, 09:10 PM

haha put away your chainsaws boys. its now time for a hedge trimmer. cuase thats what that tree is now, a hedge

View Poll Results: The Leopard tree pictured has been pruned ....
To Australian Standards (AS4373)	0	0%
To nodes	0	0%
To nonsense	29	100.00%
Voters: 29. You may not vote on this poll

2nd August 2010, 09:05 PM	#1
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,792	How has this Leopard Tree been pruned? There's a poll attached to this thread, please vote. Below is a series of pictures to assist you in that poll. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

2nd August 2010, 09:11 PM	#2
Garry Brockley Bayside Tree Care Brisbane Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Brisbane Aus Posts: 1,649	Re: How has this Leopard Tree been pruned? I can't see a poll but, i have to ask are they coming back tomorrow to finish the rest of the take down? I would rate that in the butchery nay abomination catagory. what chance do plants have if people are going to treat them like that "but it will bush out nice" __________________ My business:- Brisbane Bayside Tree Care

2nd August 2010, 09:14 PM	#3
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,792	Re: How has this Leopard Tree been pruned? There's a poll, just above the thread where they usually are. You sure you cannot see it? __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

2nd August 2010, 09:21 PM	#4
Garry Brockley Bayside Tree Care Brisbane Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Brisbane Aus Posts: 1,649	Re: How has this Leopard Tree been pruned? ha ha funny __________________ My business:- Brisbane Bayside Tree Care

2nd August 2010, 09:26 PM	#5
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,792	Re: How has this Leopard Tree been pruned? Yeah, the 3 options are a stunner. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

5th August 2010, 10:14 AM	#6
second-gen_monkey Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: miami, fl Posts: 121	Re: How has this Leopard Tree been pruned? looks good to me. nice place to hang my hat. __________________ "I love my job, if you can't fix it, cut it down!"- Heard while watching a certain tree company with big orange trucks work. 6 years exp as a "ground work technician" specializing in "debris removal and placement" 3 years climbing training 1 year diesel mechanics school 22 years doing this --->

5th August 2010, 10:35 AM	#7
Jeff Darby Moderator - Previously known as JayD Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TreeWorld, Sydney Australia Posts: 2,025	Re: How has this Leopard Tree been pruned? This is a joke right? the treeworker has to return and finnish his job ? If not there's nothing right about your pictures...oh..I know ...I know.. there going to sell it as a healthy transplantable specimen..just saying that makes me feel sick. Advance Poinciana. Recently transplanted __________________ Member: Australian Tree Association Join the Australian Tree Association...Have your voice heard ! Arboriculture, A life long study for some, a passing phase for others © Jeffrey J Darby 2011

5th August 2010, 11:48 AM	#9
sueann Former Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hunter Valley Australia Posts: 599	Re: How has this Leopard Tree been pruned? It could look pretty if you hung some bird feeders off it and spanish moss. And some nice plants in hanging pots..you have to have imagination. It's ugly, I don't understand why you would trim a tree like that.

5th August 2010, 11:53 AM	#10
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,792	Re: How has this Leopard Tree been pruned? It is in the Mt Cootha botanic gardens here, japanese section. I suppose this is the look they want. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist Last edited by Eric Frei; 5th August 2010 at 11:56 AM. Reason: added close up pic

12th August 2010, 09:15 PM	#11
dov Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 651	Re: How has this Leopard Tree been pruned? That would be the last way I'd want a tree growing in a public garden. They actually want a tree full of poorly anchored branches? Sheesh. When I prune a tree it's gotta look just as nice standing next to it as it does at 30 metres away. __________________

14th March 2011, 07:26 PM	#13
ArbTrain Sponsor Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: South Coast Posts: 109	Re: How has this Leopard Tree been pruned? THIS IS S F&^%ING DISGRACE!!! with out wanting to get on the ol' hi horse too much ,, i cant imagine how many leopards i have pruned in my years climbing in thwe Tweed / Bris, region, and that effort is Fu!@ED! Such a beautiful tree when shaped correctly ( and so easy to shape!!) it wil never recover from a butcher job like this ,, culprit should be tied to it so we can pelt him with pig shit.. SHAME SHAME SHAME CANT BELEIVE THERE ARE CUSTOMERS OUT THERE THAT WANT THIS!!: __________________ ArbTrain - improving industry safety by providing quality training at affordable prices.

9th April 2011, 01:53 PM	#15
Hard-as-Stihl Mature tree Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: maui, hawaii Posts: 267	Re: How has this Leopard Tree been pruned? OI!!!!!! wow just....wow. jeeez, at least leave the stubs smooth. they didn't even have the decency to leave clean cuts.

9th April 2011, 11:10 PM	#17
Hard-as-Stihl Mature tree Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: maui, hawaii Posts: 267	Re: How has this Leopard Tree been pruned? how would you crown restore such a thing? __________________ Stihl MS192T 14" MS200T 16" MS261 16" MS440 25" Husqvarna 359 20" 394XP 32" Poulan P3314 14" ( new hire/groundy saw)

10th April 2011, 10:30 AM	#19
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,792	Re: How has this Leopard Tree been pruned? Well, judging by the other trees there they do not "pollard" it every year, they might trim the top a little and just whack again where-ever it suits them. In reality for a tree that size I would tell a customer to remove it and replant, making a silk purse from a sows ear is quite a task. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

11th April 2011, 09:10 PM	#20
Hard-as-Stihl Mature tree Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: maui, hawaii Posts: 267	Re: How has this Leopard Tree been pruned? haha put away your chainsaws boys. its now time for a hedge trimmer. cuase thats what that tree is now, a hedge __________________ Stihl MS192T 14" MS200T 16" MS261 16" MS440 25" Husqvarna 359 20" 394XP 32" Poulan P3314 14" ( new hire/groundy saw)

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