Recent job at work

lukedunbar19 · 8th November 2011, 08:22 PM

This is a fig we pruned up away from the rooftops of classrooms, i climbed the left hand side and my co-worker done the right in the EWP.

Eric Frei · 9th November 2011, 07:01 AM

That's a lot of pruning!

Jeff Darby · 9th November 2011, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Eric Frei

That's a lot of pruning!

I reckon....a little lions tailed too. When I pruned I always go for my clearances first then I aim at thinning out the crown, with practice you can thin it out reaaly good and you can hardly tell where you have rermoved the branches, keep an eye on your percentage of canopy removed as you do not want to stress the tree out to much. Keep the pictures coming.

lukedunbar19 · 9th November 2011, 11:42 AM

Not to shift the blame but my co-worker still believes in the "balancing" technique. The tree is to be removed later on but i understand the 30% rule for canopy removal, and i put a bet down a branch will fail as they are all middle leaders that were protected from wind and are now fully exposed in a high wind area, but we will see. This is just how pruning is to be done under my boss n supervisors standards, you can see why i questioned leaving but i have been pushing proper practices on them both. They both had never heard of the AS4373 before so i gave them a booklet to read and there still oldschool style

Eric Frei · 9th November 2011, 05:27 PM

Hard to not lions tail a little with a crown lift that high.

Also removing the outer branches/leaders will definitely open up the barer middle leaders giving that lions tailed look.

I think it will be OK and in a year or two look pretty normal again.

Looks like a hillii rather than benjamina, therefore the more rigid erect look unlike the benjamina which tends to droop more allowing a softer cascading appearance.

Paul Toivonen · 27th November 2011, 09:39 AM

Could they be topped once the epicormic buds have sprouted?
I still think it is better to prune like it hasnt been pruned.
Sometimes the size makes that hard to acheive.

8th November 2011, 08:22 PM	#1
lukedunbar19 Sappling Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: lismore Posts: 12	Recent job at work This is a fig we pruned up away from the rooftops of classrooms, i climbed the left hand side and my co-worker done the right in the EWP. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Eric Frei; 9th November 2011 at 05:18 PM. Reason: embedded pics

9th November 2011, 07:01 AM	#2
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Re: Recent job at work That's a lot of pruning! __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

9th November 2011, 11:42 AM	#4
lukedunbar19 Sappling Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: lismore Posts: 12	Re: Recent job at work Not to shift the blame but my co-worker still believes in the "balancing" technique. The tree is to be removed later on but i understand the 30% rule for canopy removal, and i put a bet down a branch will fail as they are all middle leaders that were protected from wind and are now fully exposed in a high wind area, but we will see. This is just how pruning is to be done under my boss n supervisors standards, you can see why i questioned leaving but i have been pushing proper practices on them both. They both had never heard of the AS4373 before so i gave them a booklet to read and there still oldschool style

9th November 2011, 05:27 PM	#5
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Re: Recent job at work Hard to not lions tail a little with a crown lift that high. Also removing the outer branches/leaders will definitely open up the barer middle leaders giving that lions tailed look. I think it will be OK and in a year or two look pretty normal again. Looks like a hillii rather than benjamina, therefore the more rigid erect look unlike the benjamina which tends to droop more allowing a softer cascading appearance. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

27th November 2011, 09:39 AM	#6
Paul Toivonen Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: AUS Posts: 134	Re: Recent job at work Could they be topped once the epicormic buds have sprouted? I still think it is better to prune like it hasnt been pruned. Sometimes the size makes that hard to acheive.

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