Felling trees in Keerbergen. Felling or grubbing up.
Felling and pruning trees in Keerbergen
A customer in Keerbergen faced a difficult assignment when renovating his home and garden. The garden had to be redesigned, but there were many beautiful trees in the then neglected garden. He contacted us to ask if it was possible to fell (cut or grub) some of his trees in Keerbergen. And preserve other trees.
First advice and assessment of the trees
It takes years before a tree grows tall and has a beautiful crown. Trees felling or harvesting you don't just do that.
First we have advice given about the possible preservation of as many future trees as possible.
The garden in Keerbergen was no longer maintained, but there were several beautiful and large future trees. Before a tree sheets, we have thoroughly consulted with the customer. And discussed our approach. Because we ended up after it sheets a beautiful group of future trees would be left from a few less vital or damaged trees.
First we inventoried the trees in the garden in Keerbergen and there a visual check of carried out. We have identified our future trees based on this result.
Then the felling of the trees in the garden in Keerbergen
In order to provide these future trees with the best and largest possible growing place, we have decided which trees we should grow cut. And which to prune trees. We carried out the felling manually (by hand). Out of respect for the soil, crucial for the quality of the growing area of the future trees.
Before it sheets was started, also became a felling permit applied for at the municipality of Keerbergen.
Felling of trees in Keerbergen according to the QD method
The felling of the trees in the garden in Keerbergen was carried out somewhat according to the QD method, which is widely used in forestry to maintain high-quality trees in the long term.
After inspect and identifying the most vital and healthy trees, we felled the less vigorous and also affected trees. This will provide the future tree with more light, nutrients and water. The crown of the future tree will be able to develop wider and more balanced. Whatever gives the intended result.
If two future trees were preserved close to each other, we started them pruning to guarantee optimal light in their crowns. So that they develop even better in the future.
Grubbing the trees with respect for the soil
Felling trees in Keerbergen. The selection of the future trees takes place first, followed by felling. The felling was done manually (by hand), without using heavy machinery. As a result, the soil was not compacted and the other trees can continue to enjoy an optimal growing place.
The felling or felling of trees in Keerbergen this was only done manually. Sometimes sheets according to the ordinary method, sometimes by dismantling them while climbing or using manual rigging techniques or hoisting techniques.
As a result, heavy machines have never been used in the root zones of the remaining (future) trees. And there has been no soil compaction or compaction. This is very important, because soil compaction leads to oxygen deficiency and root death. This in turn leads to dying off damage to the trees. Which means that in the long term we should also use the remaining future trees sheets.