Manx Roots Tree Recommendations

16th July 2018

Dear Mr. & Mrs. Ridgway,

Following your request to initiate a programme of tree management on your property (field no.7835) in Ballaugh, please find below the comments and recommendations from our recent site visit.

The tree population on this site is primarily made up of self-set Sycamore, Ash and Elm. The trees are concentrated along the river edge and, following a brief walkaround inspection, appear to be in general good structural and physiological health with the exception of those listed below.

I understand that you are keen to keep the mature trees and, where possible, take steps to manage and improve the group. For these reasons we have identified 29 no trees which are unsuitable for retention due to their structural or physiological health, or their adverse impact on neighbouring trees or the wider group.

The information provided here is intended to accompany a tree removal license application and is not intended to be a tree risk assessment. Following this first phase of tree removal, a cycle of standard visual tree assessments can be put in place to manage risk into the future.

Please feel free to contact us should you require any further information at this time.

Kindest regards,

Ben Brooker L4 DipAsh (ABC), TechArborA, PTI

In reference to the license application dated 16th July 2018:

Map Ref.	Species	Comments	Recommendation
1	Sycamore	Twin stem. Compression Union.	Remove to ground level.
2	Sycamore	Multi stem. Poor basal compression Union. Road side. Powers lines.	Remove to ground level.
3	Sycamore	Topped. Suppressed.	Remove to ground level.
4	Sycamore	Co dominant. Suppressed. Low vitality.	Remove to ground level.
5	Ash	Coppiced. Multi stem. Sever basal decay.	Remove to ground level.
6	Sycamore	Suppressed. Poor form.	Remove to ground level.
7	Sycamore	Multi stem. Poor form. Crowding copper beech.	Remove to ground level.
8	Hawthorn group	Lapsed hedge. Crowding copper beech.	Remove to ground level.
9	Sycamore	Suppressed. Poor form. Crowding copper beech.	Remove to ground level.
10	Sycamore	Suppressed. Basal compression Union. Poor form.	Remove to ground level.
11	Sycamore	Co dominant. Crowded. Suppressed.	Remove to ground level.
12	Sycamore	Crowded. Suppressed.	Remove to ground level.
13	Sycamore	Co dominant stems. Suppressed. Poor form.	Remove to ground level.
14	Spruce	Out of keeping with tree population. Poorly positioned.	Remove to ground level.
15	Spruce	Out of keeping with tree population. Poorly positioned.	Remove to ground level.
16	Spruce	Out of keeping with tree population. Poorly positioned.	Remove to ground level.
17	Sycamore	Compression Union. Significant dieback. Black oozing on stem (Phytophthora?)	Remove to ground level.
18	Sycamore	Basal decay. Suppressed. Leaning towards neighbouring property.	Remove to ground level.
19	Sycamore	Multi stem. Suppressed.	Remove to ground level.
20	Elm	Failed. Multi stem.	Remove to ground level.
21	Sycamore	Suppressed. Poor tree.	Remove to ground level.
22	Sycamore	Multi stem. Suppressed.	Remove to ground level.
23	Ash	Intertwined co dominant stems.	Remove to ground level.
24	Sycamore	Suppressed. Crowding willow.	Remove to ground level.
25	Sycamore	Suppressed. Crowding willow.	Remove to ground level.
26	Sycamore	Suppressed. Crowding willow.	Remove to ground level.

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• Please refer to the accompanying map for approximate tree locations.

Please find a photograph of each tree in this Dropbox folder: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bf7tq5elnv5kae2/AAA2KXn9khv5Nw65Rdttpqvha?dl=0

27	Sycamore	Multi stem. Suppressed. Crowding neighbours.	Remove to ground level.
28	Sycamore	Oozing and cambial dieback on lower stem.	Remove to ground level.
29	Sycamore	Co dominant stems. Poor form. Over Ballaugh Bridge.	Remove to ground level.