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Limbing trees

  • 12-12-2014 7:48pm
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    ford 5600
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    The title may not be quite correct. Since the big storm last Febuary , I have been looking at a few roadside trees with a critical eye. Most are safe. Either not too big or lying into the fields, but there are two niceish beech trees which only need a bough taken off. My question is , if you take off a bough are you opening up the tree to rot in the future, are you better to cut it down now, or is there something to paint onto the cut? The bough is probably 10 inches thick. Any ideas, ? Thanking you.


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    TomOnBoard
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    ford 5600 wrote: »
    The title may not be quite correct. Since the big storm last Febuary , I have been looking at a few roadside trees with a critical eye. Most are safe. Either not too big or lying into the fields, but there are two niceish beech trees which only need a bough taken off. My question is , if you take off a bough are you opening up the tree to rot in the future, are you better to cut it down now, or is there something to paint onto the cut? The bough is probably 10 inches thick. Any ideas, ? Thanking you.

    Should be no problem. However, if you value the trees, I would ask a tree surgeon to look at them, and s/he will advise on the best way/angle to cut to maximise healing. If they're up high, a good tree surgeon will be able to do it safely with proper ropes, PPE etc.


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