This large poplar tree reduction near York was carried out on the grounds of safety to mitigate the risk of failure. The tree had been reduced many years previously, and as is common with heavy reductions, the previous pruning points can often decay leaving the regrowth susceptible to failure. This is especially the case with tree species like Poplar and Willow, which should always be regularly monitored after such work is carried out.
In the case of this Poplar tree, the previous pruning wounds had healed up exceptionally well, and as the customer loved the tree, it was agreed that a sensitive reduction in its height would achieve what we needed to without ruining the aesthetics of the tree.
The location of this tree along with the sheer size of it (approximately 30m tall) made the logistics of carrying out the work safely something of a challenge. Multiple targets on the ground including a play house, fences, shrubs etc all had to be avoided, then there was the significant drag to remova all the arisings from the back garden to contend with.
In total we removed approximately 15% of the tree’s height, or 4m give or take. For a large Poplar tree reduction this was quite a small amount, but it achieved our aims and the client was very happy with the end result.
