Wayland High School Merton Road IP25 6BA
52 English Elm - Clean out the crown of re-formed deadwood. Correctly prune back the long stubs in the lower crown to the west. Tip-reduce the long-extended branches in the lower half of the crown to the southeast, east and northeast over the domestic gardens by approximately 2 to 2.5m back to alternative growth points,. Load-reduce the crown of the extended limb to the north which has a tight V shaped union (see annotated photograph below) and install a precautionary static cable as a limb catcher on this northern limb. Estimated crown radius reduction by 3 to 4m. Monitor for Dutch Elm disease in the summer months. Crown radius measurements before pruning are north = 15m, south = 8m, west = 11m & east = 13m. 53- English Elm Fell to near ground level. 54- English Elm Fell to near ground level. 55 Ash-Tip-reduce the crown to lessen the loading on stem defects. Reduce the height from 20.5m to 18m. Reduce the long-extended limb to the northeast by approximately 4.5m to alternative growth point. Tip reduce the sail of the remaining crown by around 1.5m. Present radius is around 5m. 56 - English Elm Fell to near ground level. 59 Common Oak Carefully sever the ivy without damaging the tree's bark. Remove the deadwood and tip reduce the lower branches to the east over the domestic gardens by 1.5m to 2m to alternative growth points, crown radius east 8m. Reduce to no more than 6m radius leaving natural form. 63 Common Oak remove the dead limbs with natural fracture cuts. This will reduce the risk from limb failure and reduce the loading on the roots. Retain the ivy covered stem as a deadwood habitat