"charles" wrote in message
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In article , michael adams
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"T i m" wrote in message
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On Fri, 13 Nov 2020 17:44:34 -0000, "michael adams"
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All real arborists will be secured by ropes from above and wouldn't be
seen dead, anywhere near a ladder.

Well, you can save yourself some time over the first bit on a ladder if
you want. ;-)

Er no. Its much easier for the arborist to put his/her feet through the
loops of the foot ascender sometimes called a knee descender as the
ratchet is at knee height, at ground level. And just as quick as their
upward steps are the size they want rather than being dictated by the
distance between the rungs of the ladder.

That's assuming a ladder is a possibility in the first place. With
amateur grown trees as are found in people's back gardens, with branches
low down maybe. But in all large trees in public places lining roads, in
parks etc. all the lower branches will have been removed at an early
stage to avoid obstruction and save the council getting sued by people
banging their heads. Possibly you hadn't noticed ?

In some places, eg Bushey Park, the lower branch "pruning' is done by
deer.

Indeed. In Richmond Park there are, or at least used to be, old style picket
fences, split wood uprights and wire, put around the trees to protect
them.


michael adams

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