In 2012 a group of oak trees along one boundary were pruned for the second time and this is described in the post here.
Oak Tree Pruning at Brewood
In September 2014, a self-set sycamore very near the front garden wall had to be felled. It had grown so as to threaten to demolish the garden wall. Although I'm not keen on sycamore, I'd given it a chance to grow clear of the wall but, of course. it didn't oblige. With a chain saw and an expert bit of rope work, Rik and Dave safely brought down the main trunk across the front lawn before quickly reducing the tree to a series of 'rounds'.
Sycamore felling at Brewood Hall, with Dave on the rope.
Sycamore felling at Brewood Hall: The felled tree reduced to a series of 'rounds'.
In contrast, I find silver birch attractive. My partner had planted one near the front gates in the 1980s as a replacement for a much older silver birch nearby which had been well-established when I came to Brewood in 1971 but had since died. The replacement tree lasted until 2017 when inspection showed that it was in danger of collapse so, reluctantly, I agreed to felling and Rik and Dave promptly carried out the work on 25th October 2017.
Tree felling at Brewood Hall: This view shows the height of the felled tree.
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Oak Tree Pruning at Brewood Hall
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Oak Tree Pruning at Brewood.
Brewood Hall: Sycamore felling.
Felling of dying silver birch.
