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Sunday, 17 June 2012

Coronet cuts

I did my first coronet cuts (more 'natural-looking' cuts that simulate a tear or snap on a branch) on a southern beech (Nothofagus) at work this week. It was hidden away in a small copse-like part of the garden, so my boss asked me to reduce about four 'large' dead limbs (to reduce the weight and prevent them falling on a fence below) but leave a couple of feet for habitat.
I've never been shown how to do it, but I've seen photos and heard descriptions, so thought I'd give it a go at ending the 'stubs' with coronet cuts. Here's some of the results:





They're probably not as good as guys who've been doing them a while, and I know they're only a small branches, but for me a step in the right direction - this kind of work is part of what I'd like to do. And it was good to be doing them in a Botanic Garden, somewhere where I never thought they'd want "untidy" looking coronet-cuts... luckily this tree was hidden away enough to get away with it.

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