Real World Gardener Tree Assessment How To's in Design Elements

DESIGN ELEMENTS  Assessing Trees for Failure ( following on from blog on "Why Trees Fail"  <a href='https://realworldgardener.blogspot.com/2020/04/why-trees-fail-and-celery.html'>https://realworldgardener.blogspot.com/2020/04/why-trees-fail-and-celery.html</a> Trees are so beneficial in a garden that I can’t imagine having a garden without them.  For me they provide, an element of height, but often the ones I choose have flowers with sumptuous scent, and in summer, they provide much needed shade. <a href='https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g3fiZGxzJlE/Xqtjy214CxI/AAAAAAAAhvM/mf-nz4FBhKwXeYV1R_1KUro3gB5IZKv2ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1-DSC_0001.JPG'></a> Arbutus unedo: Strawberry Tree photo: M Cannon But how to prevent them from failing is the question in this week’s segment.  Let’s find out .  I'm talking with Glenice Buck, consulting arborist and landscape designer   <a href='http://www.glenicebuckdesigns.com.au/'>www.glenicebuckdesigns.com.au</a>  PLAY: Assessing Why Trees Fall_1st April 2020  Trees fall from time to time and believe it or not, sometimes it’s not predictable, and sometimes it is.  Glenice says "it's totally impossible to predict if and when a tree will fail"  BUT you can seek professional advice from a consulting arborist to relieve any worry that you have about that particular tree.  <a href='https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y46u59AiQog/XqtiEBDOUaI/AAAAAAAAhvA/j6as8mnX7Fwt8rqeDfO7ZZJFxemac4esgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1-STO_0906.JPG'></a> Champion tree in Stowe, England. <ul><li>The consulting arborist can make recommendation as to how to mitigate and potential problems.</li> </ul> Remember, a tree expert will cut out limbs correctly if they need cutting so the tree will be less likely to get insect attack or decay forming.  Consideration is given to remaining trees, if one needs to be taken out because it exposes them to more natural elements such as wind and changes in hydrology of the soil. <ul><li>Trees will overtime adapt if they lose a surrounding buffer.</li> </ul> A qualified arborist will use