| Proposal | Works to three lime trees within Group Five of Long Sutton Tree Preservation Order No.1, 1982,within the garden of 27 Park Road, Long Sutton, adjacent to the western boundary.
Reference letters correspond to the sketch plan included within the application form.(A is the northern most tree, C is the southern most tree)
A: Check previous pollard cuts.If sound prune back to previous cuts, if rotten, to sound wood. Select young healthy growth from the region of the old cuts to be kept. Remove older heavier growth.(Keep 25% of young growth). Prune back edges of canopy to balance by no more than four metres at the widest point.
B: Cut back to previous pollard cuts, if rotten back to sound wood. Select young healthy growth from the region of the old cuts to be kept. Remove older heavier growth.(keep about 25% of young growth)
Prune back edges of canopy to balance by no more than two metres(approximately where previously pruned).
C: Large lime in poor condition with a large cavity at the base and rotting root structures below ground level.
Reduce height by approximately half to save the tree and encourage it to generate new growth. |