Yes - so dangerous as well with the well-researched turbine effect of lions tailed trees and what a pity - often this work is irreversible. Thanks for posting this video. It is done everywhere, also here in the Netherlands - our city tree workers systematically lions tail all street trees well beyond the needed and required visibility. The damping of tree foliage is so complex and the complex infrastructure of the inner crown is so important for wind resistance.
The practice of lion tailing is a miss understanding of pruning . You prune for the tree’s needs and the safety of the tree’s neighbors. Thanks for the video. Hugging a qualified arborist!
It is an issue with any and all sizes of tree. As it is very important and healthy for the tree to have its foliage growing along the stem where it is typically exposed to the sun
Is there any hope for a lions tailed tree? What was the advice for this tree?
Yes - so dangerous as well with the well-researched turbine effect of lions tailed trees and what a pity - often this work is irreversible. Thanks for posting this video. It is done everywhere, also here in the Netherlands - our city tree workers systematically lions tail all street trees well beyond the needed and required visibility. The damping of tree foliage is so complex and the complex infrastructure of the inner crown is so important for wind resistance.
The practice of lion tailing is a miss understanding of pruning . You prune for the tree’s needs and the safety of the tree’s neighbors. Thanks for the video. Hugging a qualified arborist!
Great video. Thanks. Is this an issue regardless of the size of the tree? Is it also a problem when done to smaller trees than this one?
It is an issue with any and all sizes of tree. As it is very important and healthy for the tree to have its foliage growing along the stem where it is typically exposed to the sun
May as well turn that tree into fire wood
The problem with lion tailing is that it's really beautiful!
Interesting - this must be cultural as I find it really ugly and prefer the view of a healthy tree