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05-02-2007, 10:45 AM
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| | | Rowan Tree Help
Hi There
I have just noticed a crack of about three feet long running down the trunk of a Rowan tree in my garden. The crack is about 1and a half inches deep. My gardener says I should cut it down but I would rather save it! Can anyone help me with this is there any way I can save it. The gardener reckons it may fall and with it hanging over the path/road may be dangerous. Can anyone help??
Thanks in advance
Neil |
05-02-2007, 11:45 AM
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| | | Re: Rowan Tree Help
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Originally Posted by Neil23  Hi There
I have just noticed a crack of about three feet long running down the trunk of a Rowan tree in my garden. The crack is about 1and a half inches deep. My gardener says I should cut it down but I would rather save it! Can anyone help me with this is there any way I can save it. The gardener reckons it may fall and with it hanging over the path/road may be dangerous. Can anyone help??
Thanks in advance
Neil | Hmmmmmm sounds like you need a tree surgeon's advice..... Perhaps try emailing a picture to a local business or something? Trees do seem to survive quite well with cracks and hollows and dead wood and things I suppose it might be possible. Sorry I can't help more......  |
05-02-2007, 12:00 PM
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| | | Re: Rowan Tree Help
I agree with Gill it may have split as a result of the high winds
twisting the trunk,many trees live to a ripe old age like this
Given the ugly sueing culture imported from th USA it would be
as well to get it looked at by a PROPER tree surgeon given its
location
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05-02-2007, 12:35 PM
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| | | Re: Rowan Tree Help
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Originally Posted by Neil23 I have just noticed a crack of about three feet long running down the trunk of a Rowan tree in my garden. The crack is about 1and a half inches deep.....
Thanks in advanceNeil | Any chance of a piccy ?, what's the diameter of the tree?. Just trying to gauge the size of the crack relative to the tree, large crack on a small tree or small crack Etc. |
05-02-2007, 01:57 PM
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| | | Re: Rowan Tree Help
how do I post pics? |
05-02-2007, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Neil23 how do I post pics? | Neil, try the "Add Forum Images" in the "How to" section, just to the right of this thread. |
05-02-2007, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Neil23 | It looks like the tree has been pollarded in the past, I wonder if you could pollard it again so keeping the tree but also taking the weight off the trunk and associated crack? |
05-02-2007, 09:33 PM
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| | | Re: Rowan Tree Help
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Originally Posted by Gill Catton It looks like the tree has been pollarded in the past, I wonder if you could pollard it again so keeping the tree but also taking the weight off the trunk and associated crack? | Does that mean chopping it below the crack?
Thanks for your help
Regards
Neil |
06-02-2007, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Neil23 Does that mean chopping it below the crack?
Thanks for your help
Regards
Neil | No it means taking the branches off, (they grow back obviously) but I don't know wheter that would be possible. An awful lot of tree surgeons do free quotes they would definately be able to advise especially if you start out making it clear you want to keep the tree.
You don't hapen to be in the Northampton area or East Anglia do you? I know a couple of good companies in those directions! | | | |
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