Oak Reduction
This old oak has suffered heavy storm damage in the past and has a large cavity at the base. As one can see, it has formed a new canopy and could be a young tree on an old trunk.
On close inspection, it was deemed appropriate to reduce the tree due to it being at the side of a road and the large cavity. There is little callusing and limited residual wall left. A climbing inspection showed possible weak attachments at the regrowth.
Wildlife was looked for in the cavities using an endoscope, but no signs of any were present. Our work specification though, was to minimise disturbance as the tree has a high habitat value. Loose bark was to be left intact and removal of the large wood that contained cavities was not to be removed.
When reducing such trees, it is important to be sympathetic. One should take care not to smash the lower canopy as this is the part of the canopy that the tree will rely on when 'growing down'. The lower canopy can be thought of as the tree's old age pension.
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