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Grounds Arborists at Work

The Grounds arborists have been hard at work felling and clearing the iconic leaning Monterey pine that had become unstable following Storm Imogen last weekend and had to be felled for safety reasons.

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Leaning Monterey pine before felling work commences
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One of our arborists, Nathan, completing the site specific risk assessment
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Timber!
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Timber again!

 

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Reviewing the risk assessment to safely dismantle and clear the tree

 

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Point of original cut to fell the tree
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Another angle; point of original cut to fell the tree

 

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Contemplating the new landscape
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Agreeing the next chainsaw cut

Photos taken by Emily.

Streatham - by Mark