EugeneJS Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 I wish to find out if a tree so heavily pruned is still capable of survival. Please comment. (Picture attached) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringJunky Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 13 minutes ago, EugeneJS said: I wish to find out if a tree so heavily pruned is still capable of survival. Please comment. (Picture attached) Do you know what it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EugeneJS Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share Posted January 28, 2018 As to the name of the tree? I have no idea but its found in Singapore and I am wondering it if can withstand such heavy pruning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringJunky Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Just now, EugeneJS said: As to the name of the tree? I have no idea but its found in Singapore and I am wondering it if can withstand such heavy pruning. Does it flower? If so, what colour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EugeneJS Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share Posted January 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, StringJunky said: Does it flower? If so, what colour? I have no clue as I was just passing by when I spotted this tree. I would like a general opinion rather than a specific one pertaining to this tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringJunky Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, EugeneJS said: I have no clue as I was just passing by when I spotted this tree. I would like a general opinion rather than a specific one pertaining to this tree. I've pruned a lot of trees and that's an awful job. It's been done with no thought to how it's going to recover and grow from there. Based on not knowing what is and also considering giving it a chance, I would cut all those boughs to within 50cm of the trunk and then monitor it. It may sprout new shoots and may develop a compact canopy. BUT looking at the old wounds on it and its apparent age, I think it's ruined. As it is, I think it will always look a scraggly mess. It was too late really to start something like that on a tree that age. This is just my opinion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sensei Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 (edited) Tree near my apartment had ~25m, and it was cut at ~ 0.5m above the ground. It immediately released new branch from stump. And second one directly from roots from the ground. After two months they had 2 meters already.. There are plants which you can cut to couple, put pieces in the ground, and each of them will release new roots and become independent plant. It's called vegetative reproduction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetative_reproduction "With most woody plants, clonal colonies arise by wide-ranging roots that at intervals send up new shoots, termed suckers." "Trees and shrubs with branches that touch the ground can form colonies via layering, e. g. willow and blackberry." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clonal_colony https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basal_shoot Edited January 28, 2018 by Sensei 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Pollarding is generally beneficial. (But that doesn’t look as if it has been done very well.) 22 minutes ago, Sensei said: Tree near my apartment had ~25m, and it was cut at ~ 0.5m above the ground. Coppicing is also beneficial (I heard of some trees in the UK that are 2000 years old because they have been coppiced every 20 years) but is done for different purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimreepr Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 10 minutes ago, Strange said: Pollarding is generally beneficial. (But that doesn’t look as if it has been done very well.) Coppicing is also beneficial (I heard of some trees in the UK that are 2000 years old because they have been coppiced every 20 years) but is done for different purposes. It depends on the species, willow will grow no matter what (put a willow twig in the ground and see what happens); try pollarding an oak... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ervin Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 (edited) Yes, the tree will survive if the Pruning is done correctly. contact a Profesional for doing the work. For more details, you can read my article at advertisingnotallowedhere.com Edited July 16, 2018 by Phi for All No advertising, please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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