Topping an Overgrown Eucalyptus | Tree Surgeon POV | Tree pruning & crown reduction
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Today we're topping or pruning an Overgrown Eucalyptus in Sutton Coldfield with www.crownworks....
This tree had been 'topped' in the past but had regrown over the intervening years. Crown Works Tree Services were tasked with doing something with the neglected tree. One option was to remove the tree but the customer wanted to retain it, so I went along with them to crown reduce the canopy.
* Tree Topping is often used phrase but it's a harsh and brutal thing to do to a tree. It's also, most of the time, counterproductive as the regrowth quickly dominates the space. The industry as a whole is trying to move away from such terminology as it shows a lack of understanding of best arboricultural practice.
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I have a phobia of heights.
You're working and I'm shrinking from fear
So why was the euc crowned? All that epicormic growth is going to make it more hazardous
‘Crowned’ doesn’t really mean anything. We crown lift, crown reduce, crown thin or pollard. ‘Crowned could mean one or all of these
I disagree, epicormic growth isn’t hazardous. There’s risk associated with not maintaining any tree. As long as the tree is maintained and the risk is managed, there is no hazard.
The customer wanted to retain this tree for their own reasons. We can only advise them, it’s up to them what they do.
@@RAWArb thats far enough, i suppose it wasnt heavily reduced judging by the before and after shots but keeping in mind epicormic growth from cut areas is significantly weaker by 1/3 of its original strength.
I’m not sure what you are getting at. I’m just a sub contractor. I just turn up and do what I’m told and do what the customer wants, proving it not to outrageous. My only choice here is to refuse to work and go home without pay.
The guys I work for would have gone through the options with the customer and explained the issues with such a quick growing species.
Do you have an source of information that says it’s weaker by 1/3. I’m not saying you’re wrong, I’ve just never heard that stat before.
@@RAWArbou should probably read this. www.evansvillegov.org/egov/documents/1504714956_32282.pdf
From every 'qualified' arborist ive come across.. you should never top a eucalyptus tree.
Eucalyptus deglupta ? Super beau
Keep it up 🦒🦒
Yeah boi!!
Hi Rich, I've got a similar eucalyptus in my back garden. I just wondered what the cost would be roughly for an arborist. I'm in UK. Thanks
Sorry, only just see this. Did you get it done?
@@RAWArb No problem I've moved from the property. Cheers
I’ve got an overgrown alder tree in my back garden that I’ve always thinned over the years because I believed from my research online that you should never top a tree? What’s the deal with that?
You’re right. I’m in to process of doing a video on why you shouldn’t top/pollard trees. It’s often counter productive due to more vigorous regrowth. You also get decay where the cut is made.
Trouble is trees of often neglected and get way to big so the only options are to do a heavy reduction, or remove the tree. The customer didn’t want to remove this one but it would have been a better option in my opinion.
I'm about to tackle (cut back most of the higher branches) 7:29 a couple of huge eucalyptus trees. It will be my first time. Do you have any streams where you explain the equipment that you use to get up and down the trees safely? Could you show how you set up the rigging to lower that bigger branch.
It's standard industry equipment but it's not really DIY tools.
Harness £300- £400, climbing rope £200, chainsaw £700, handsaw £120, lowering rope £200, pulley £50, slings and krabs, £100, lowering device (for heavy branches) £100-300. Wood chipper and groundsman £200-300 a day. It's cheaper and easier to get someone to do it in all honesty.
It's also the most dangerous industy in the UK so I'm reluctant to do how-to videos sorry. If you know how to use a rope and harness then a video wont tell you much. If you don't know how to use the equipment you should go on a course.
That doesn't really help i know, sorry.
What kind of Snap lock karabiner do you use, that enables you to hook your Top handle saw with the side handle? Thanks great vid. I cant get out of the habit of using the saw lanyard and lowering i when not in use. your way seems quicker.
I was the same, constantly lowering and pulling up the saw. Caritool just didn’t cut it for me, too much hassle and easy to break.
Took me ages to find the hook I use now. It’s a shembiner XL honeybros.com/shop/brand/cmi-shembiner-extra-large/
It’s the most expensive single piece of metal I have but it’s revolutionised the way I climb. Good for top handle saws and ground saws.
Many thanks for your reply Rich.
Hello my friend, was there ever a point where you feared those small branches might not hold you up? I would love to climb really big trees but recently all I can think of is not so much if I make a mistake but the branch failing while im up that high.
Sometimes I do worry about that so I either anchor lower, remove the top/weight for the branch, or tie a bunch of branches together with the pulley saver.
Any suggestions on how to prevent a eucalyptus getting too big ?
Plant them in a pot. Otherwise you can't really stop trees from growing
There are dwarf varieties that are beautiful but no idea what availability is like outside of Australia
In India we call this Eucyluptus "Safaida"
Can this be done , just slightly, to an Eastern Redbud?
It's hard to say without seeing the tree and discussing why. Most trees can be pruned
It looks awful, and it was a young tree. Nothing about the tree has changed but it is much uglier.