| Re: Tree with embedded railings.
This happens all too often I'm afraid, it is a chainsaw operators nightmare.
When the time comes to eventually fell the tree, I would tell the owner I will cut it above the fence line and leave the large stump to rot or he can pay the extra expense by having a JCB brought in to remove the stump.
I expect the irresponsible owner at the time said 'It's not my problem' knowing he'd be long gone by the time it becomes necessary to fell.
The same happens with nails in the trunk, barbed wire, and even with these galvanised steel rods, which only support the tree guard and are supposed to be removed once the tree is established, by which time usually you can't pull them out, so they are left in, the tree grows around it and in 60-200 plus years when the new owner wants to sell the timber, he will wonder why no-one will touch them. (would be good for invertebrates and fungi though)
Neil. |