Tag: beech tree

Dismantle of a multi stem beech tree at Edington which was in decline

Posted on by Debbie Newman

We recently felled a multi-stem 20m high beech tree opposite The Three Daggers pub in Edington  .The tree was right by the road and was showing signs of dying back. Its position made it unsafe to remain. We were pleased to receive this testimonial from our client:

“Your guys have just felled a large beech tree adjacent to our drive. I wanted to let you know what a good job they did.

The notice said the road would be closed for 2 days but they completed the job in less than 6 hours; very impressive kit, very efficient and helpful. All cleared up tidily, and they left me a gift of logs for firewood.
I was very impressed. Richard”

 

Reduction to decayed beech tree  

Posted on by Debbie Newman

Reduction to a decayed beech tree to try and retain for a few more years and provide habitat in the meantime;  but, our 26m MEWP was not quite enough reach for the top.

Access was tight, but a great job was done by all involved over the two days.

For further information about our MEWPS, please click here

21 January 2023

Reduction to decayed beech tree  

Beech tree take down – when you put your man cave under a tree that is past its best…

Posted on by Debbie Newman

Just outside Blandford in Dorset, the building crushed was a converted shepherd’s hut.  The tree was a very large beech which had looked unhealthy last year.

The poor access due to the weather conditions presented us with certain challenges. Although we had a lot of large timber to move, this was made easier with the timber crane, aka the Valtra tractor with the crane/grab on the roof.  The timber stayed locally for firewood.  All in a day’s work…

Here’s a link to the info about the Valtra.

6th Feb 2020

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Crown lifting of 30 Beech trees on the A338 Bodenham Bypass

Posted on by Debbie Newman

Our work here was to undertake crown lifting of 30 beech trees in the central reservation of the A338 Bodenham Bypass dual carriageway between Salisbury and Downton.

We crown lifted to 3m over the central reservation and 5m over the carriageway. They weren’t particularly big trees but were impacting on visibility along the duel carriageway; thus the work needed full traffic management and crash protection. We needed a large team of 5 to get all the works completed in a day

Crown lifting or crown raising can be defined as the removal of the lowest branches and/or preparing of lower branches for future removal.  Again, an effective method of increasing light transmission to areas closer to the tree.  Have you spotted our tree work definitions on the website?  Check them out here. 

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Justin showing a large beech tree near Bath who is boss

Posted on by Debbie Newman

We spent a week dismantling decaying beech trees in Bath. They were leaning over a footpath and, having recently been surveyed, there was no choice but to dismantle and remove them and plant replacements. The timber will be used for firewood. We needed a team of 2 climbers, a groundsman with tractor and a 30-ton winch on the last day to fell the stems.
But, as you’ll see from the last three pictures below, the weather wasn’t always kind to us during the week!
Dismantling a group of decaying beech trees in Bath

Dismantling a group of decaying beech trees in Bath

Dismantling a group of decaying beech trees in Bath

Dismantling a group of decaying beech trees in Bath

Dismantling a group of decaying beech trees in Bath

Dismantling a group of decaying beech trees in Bath

Dismantle failing beech tree in Calne August 2017

Posted on by Debbie Newman

A fine grey and damp August day for the start of a dismantle of failing beech tree in Calne…

And now with all the timber loaded with our telehandler on to local fire merchants trailer for processing

This job was also used as the site for our Arb Association interim assessment which we passed !

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Picus technology

Posted on by Debbie Newman

We returned to Manton to check the health of an ailing beech tree using PICUS technology.

The PICUS Sonic Tomograph is used for non-invasive tree risk assessments in order to measure the thickness of the residual wall of trees with internal defects such as cavities or decay.  See more information here.

We were concerned with the tree because of the large fungi brackets on one side.  And what the assessment showed was that the tree was rotten in the middle and sadly had to be removed for safety reasons.  It’s like giving the tree an MRI scan. Amazing bit of kit.

Picus technology