Doh sorry wrong spelling
Ian May
Arboricultural Officer
Planning
Rushmoor Borough Council
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ian May [mailto:ian.may@xxxxxxxxx.gov.uk]
Sent: 08 December 2009 11:23
To: UK Tree Care
Subject: Pollarding Willows & Cauterisation
Interesting Simon, any idea whether the fire arrested the decay?
Off the original topic, so I've changed the title of this thread.
There was a time that 'saw bones' would cauterise their patients wounds
which would act as a seal against infection but 'cooked meat' can still
decompose.
I see a fair number of fire damaged trees in wooded back gardens and the
exposed heart wood appears to resist degradation for many years. I'm not
sure where I am going with this but I wonder whether 'fired' Willows get
temporary or permanent relief from the 'rotters' and whether the burnt
layers act as a secondary barrier zone.
Ian May
Arboricultural Officer
Planning
Rushmoor Borough Council
01252 398737
Rushmoor Borough Council welcomes the submission of planning
applications electronically, via the Planning Portal
www.planningportal.gov.uk Save a tree....... please do not print this
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-----Original Message-----
From: Simon Pryce Arboriculture [mailto:simon@xxxxxxxxxxx.co.uk]
Sent: 07 December 2009 18:25
To: UK Tree Care
Subject: Re: pollarding willows
On the subject of fire I did once burn out all the dry stuff in the
middle of an old pollard willow - not deliberately, the wind got up and
blew sparks from the fire into it. There was quite a blaze for a while,
but the tree survived with no obvious ill effects.
Tough things willows, the species survival strategy relies on them
decaying and falling to bits, most of the time I don't think we need to
worry too much about cutting them too hard.
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