Trees in Bury Knowle Park
From:
Derek Powles
Date:
Jul 20 09:35 UTC
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I'm not averse to pruning/cutting down trees if they are dangerous in some way.
It's not possible to look at a tree and say whether it is dangerous or not, it
needs an expert to examine the trees for wood rot etc. The bark can hide many
problems.
Some tree varieties have fairly brittle wood and when a bough becomes too heavy
a gust of wind will bring it down as has happened several times in Bury Knowle
Park in the past.
I wondered if any of the trees to be felled are suitable for 'in situ' carving
on the lines of the singleton already there. This could end up as a 'Wood
Sculpture Trail' creating more interest in the park for children.
One can look at the stump of a felled tree and see nothing wrong with the wood.
If rot is found in a tree then it has to be removed by cutting through good
wood below the rot.
It's akin to a person having gangrene in a foot, the leg has to be cut off near
the knee.
A tree surgeon friend of mine once told me that every tree has 'fell by date'!
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