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Pruning British Holm Oak
Hello everyone,
Does anyone know the correct time of year to prune or lop a Holm Oak? My neighbour and friend has just had her beautiful tree massacred by a cowboy tree surgeon. Several limbs were severely truncated and left to bleed sap. My poor friend was in tears. The only positive note is that the gaffer of the firm was horrified too, and declined to charge her. We would now like to know then the best pruning 'window' falls, so that we are forewarned before attempting remedial work and finishing the job so that the tree has a balanced shape. Your advice would be much appreciated. Spider |
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Hello everyone, Does anyone know the correct time of year to prune or lop a Holm Oak? My neighbour and friend has just had her beautiful tree massacred by a cowboy tree surgeon. Several limbs were severely truncated and left to bleed sap. My poor friend was in tears. The only positive note is that the gaffer of the firm was horrified too, and declined to charge her. We would now like to know then the best pruning 'window' falls, so that we are forewarned before attempting remedial work and finishing the job so that the tree has a balanced shape. Your advice would be much appreciated. Spider We (the Local Parish Council) have a row of 107, (or is it 109) Holm Oaks all with TPO's on them on the other side of a Public Footpath on County Council Land. We wanted them pruning hard back because they were encroaching onto our (Parish Council) land, AND made a public footpath dark. The County Council contracted a team of professionals in and they took them right back in about the April/May of last year. So I guess that is the time to do it. Tree work on Scotts Pine, Sycamore and quite a few others was stopped this year at about the same time, because of Birds nesting, so that has to be taken into consideration as well. (Was on to the Parish Clerk this afternoon about continuing the pruning. Guess the birds have finished now :-)) Mike |
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Mike wrote in message ... Hello everyone, Does anyone know the correct time of year to prune or lop a Holm Oak? My neighbour and friend has just had her beautiful tree massacred by a cowboy tree surgeon. Several limbs were severely truncated and left to bleed sap. My poor friend was in tears. The only positive note is that the gaffer of the firm was horrified too, and declined to charge her. We would now like to know then the best pruning 'window' falls, so that we are forewarned before attempting remedial work and finishing the job so that the tree has a balanced shape. Your advice would be much appreciated. Spider We (the Local Parish Council) have a row of 107, (or is it 109) Holm Oaks all with TPO's on them on the other side of a Public Footpath on County Council Land. We wanted them pruning hard back because they were encroaching onto our (Parish Council) land, AND made a public footpath dark. The County Council contracted a team of professionals in and they took them right back in about the April/May of last year. So I guess that is the time to do it. Tree work on Scotts Pine, Sycamore and quite a few others was stopped this year at about the same time, because of Birds nesting, so that has to be taken into consideration as well. (Was on to the Parish Clerk this afternoon about continuing the pruning. Guess the birds have finished now :-)) Mike Thanks Mike. That's very helpful. We'll keep the nesting bird situation in mind, but to be honest, no self-respecting bird would dream of nesting in this tree for a few years - there's no crown to speak of! Thanks again. Spider |
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