| Re: Beech tree for the chop
One may not approve, it's a shame, but councils are forced to err on the side of caution with large beech trees.
One problem with beech is that the branches are incredibly heavy and have been known to drop without warning. A few years ago (1999?) there was a widely reported case in Yorkshire when a branch fell on a group of walkers, killing one man and badly injuring his wife. The weight of the branch was estimated at 30 tons; this was probably a wild exaggeration but nevertheless it took a long time and special equipment to raise it from the unlucky people.
This tree was in a long avenue of beeches and may have been the same tree on which I had some time previously noticed a large polypore.
Sorry, Alan |